At this point the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is annoying the crap out of politicians on both sides of the aisle. First they went after the administration for including contraceptives in women’s health care plans. Now they’re going after the Ryan Budget, calling it immoral. Both parties like to shame the other side using the Bishops as their moral authority. I am tired of it. I don’t think the Bishops should be telling us what an appropriate health care plan is, nor should they be critiquing the budget line item by line item. They’re supposed to be saving souls, not acting as some mundane lobbying group. Plus, the Bishops are representatives of a foreign country (Vatican City). They are not representatives of the people. The people don’t elect them and can’t fire them. I may agree with them that the Ryan Plan is immoral, but that doesn’t mean that I agree that they should be issuing formal opinions and exerting pressure on American politicians.

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