The New Saintliness by George Neumayr

Just a few excerpts:

...Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. "If I went to my local church in Virginia and was denied communion, I'd be very upset about that," McAuliffe said to the Times. "I doubt it will come to that. I think it would be a huge mistake for the Catholic Church."
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The bishops have established a time-buying task force to study "how to deal with Catholic elected officials who vote against church doctrine," which is headed up by a labor-activist cardinal traditionally in the tank for the Dems, Theodore McCarrick.
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Kerry called for the meeting to ensure that the pliant cardinal would keep the lid on the boiling pot of lay Catholic outrage. Unknown at the time, there was an added element of chutzpah to the meeting: At the very moment Kerry was chatting with the cardinal, his campaign team was preparing to roll out a pro-abortion advertising blitz. It appeared on television stations nationwide this week.

"The Supreme Court is just one vote away from outlawing a woman's right to choose. George Bush will appoint anti-choice, anti-privacy justices. But you can stop him. Help elect John Kerry and join the fight to protect our right to choice. Contribute now at JohnKerry.com. Call or log on now," says the ad, Kerry's can-rattling pitch to the deep-pocketed abortion lobby.
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Sensing that the bishops are Democrats before they are Catholics, Kerry and McAuliffe are exploiting the left-wing clericalism of the McCarricks to suggest that the Democrats vote more often with the Church than do pro-life Republicans.
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Had the bishops restricted themselves to teaching the Catholic faith, there wouldn't be this confusion for the Democrats to manipulate. Instead for decades many of the bishops have been acting like Democratic Party lobbyists,...
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For the last word, the Times turned to Richard McBrien, Notre Dame's prized house heretic and the establishment media's favorite fraud theologian, for insight on the bishops. They are "pragmatists at heart," says McBrien. Translation: they are Democrats at heart unwilling to govern the Church and protect the faith when it proves inexpedient.
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It would be an appropriate finale to decades of calamitous Catholic leadership if the most anti-Catholic presidency in American history is occupied by a Catholic.

There appears to be very few bishops who are willing to stand up to evil. We must pray that God will continue to strengthen those who are proclaiming the Truth of Christ, crucified and who are the subjects of ridicule and scorn by Satan and his accomplices. They are standing alone while their brother bishops allow the ransacking of the temple to continue. Lord, have mercy on them and on us.

Complete article is here.