Election Day: A Call to Unity and Action | National Catholic Reporter

Election Day: A Call to Unity and Action | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: The call for unity in Vatican II is often understand by some bishops as a call to obedience.  It should not be.  For the Church to be healthy, the Spirit of Prophesy (which we on the far left call self-criticism) must also flourish.  We can't always defend the bishops, especially when they are off base.  I grant that Valerie Jarrett picked an unnecessary fight with them over contraception, but the bishops took the bait (as such mandates ALREADY EXIST).  If anything, Catholic Democrats breifly through the President under the bus by siding with the bishops at all on this.  If the bishops' positions this year are based on lies, there is only one obvious choice on the ballot today, and that is full throated support of Obama.