The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' statement about President Barack Obama's LGBT nondiscrimination rule is even worse than I expected. You can read the full statement here, and I recommend you do so and form your own opinion before continuing with this column in which I shall share mine.
The statement would have been fine if it had been issued by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty or by the Republican National Committee. Some may wonder if there is much of a distinction left between the three organizations. Call me foolish, but I find it astonishing that a statement signed by an archbishop and a bishop on behalf of other bishops fails to mention God, makes no reference to the Bible, and is so utterly devoid of pastoral sensibility. This is the work of a lawyer, not a bishop.
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