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?
@wdlindsy Have we heard anything about excommunicating Greg Abbott?
I think not.
@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.
@markstuartdavis @chemoelectric
I hate to hear about that experience of abuse. I've heard other stories like that, and have concluded that kind of brutality was often the norm in Catholic schools. Yes, listening to decades of cover up are calculated to push people from the table. It's a morally justifiable response.
We had a Royal Commission here in Australia – an investigation into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. I will never forgive him for this lie.
I told him.
@markstuartdavis @chemoelectric
I read the Royal Comission report — a really good one. Thank you for speaking the truth. I am so sorry for what they put you through. The glib lying is disgusting.
William Lindsey 
Barry Schwartz 🫖
Mark Davis