William Lindsey Dec 25, 2022

The US Catholic bishops talk a lot about the decline in religious commitment and the need for stronger religious values in the public square.

Yet prominent Catholics like Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis engage in political games of incredible cruelty with the lives of migrants — in Abbott's case, right on Christmas Eve.

While the US Catholic bishops remain totally silent….

It's almost as if their words about declining religiosity and moral vaules are just empty, isn't it?

#Catholicf #GregAbbott

Show threadBarry Schwartz 🫖Dec 25, 2022

@wdlindsy Have we heard anything about excommunicating Greg Abbott?

I think not.

Show threadWilliam Lindsey Dec 25, 2022

@chemoelectric You're right: I think not! Nor will we hear a peep from them, as some of them target Biden and Pelosi.

As a body, the US Catholic bishops have failed in their pastoral and moral charge — abysmally so.

Show threadBarry Schwartz 🫖Dec 25, 2022
@wdlindsy Anyone can just go to an Episcopalian church instead. I’m not sure everyone’s aware of that. :)
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 
@chemoelectric You're right. Friends who are Episcopalian have invited my spouse and me to their church, and we appreciate the hospitality very much—but stubbornly insist on not letting those who want to define us out of our own church win, though they've succeeded in pushing us to the margins.
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