Day 2 at the USCCB: Strategic Priorities | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: It is sad that the poor get lip service and not real policy recommendations - but it is sad because the staff who drafted this round of Faithful Citizenship know that if they mention specifics, those specifics will favor Democratic candidates. The powers that be can't have that - it would be bad for their Republican party connections in the anti-equality and anti-abortion movements.
Evangelization as they describe it centers with them, not Jesus and certainly not with evangelization with the poor (the least of His brothers). What they are after is Religious Power, not religious liberty, and no one will be clamoring to join this movement except other bishops and priests who want to be bishops. Of course, as MSW says, they don't seem to realize that the Pope who will promote them, or even retain them, as changed the rules.
The election of General Secretary will demonstrate whether a vote of confidence will occur in how the staff is handling issues - or if someone who is possibly more extreme will get the job. An interesting day that has already played out as I post this.
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