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Gender: Male Orientation: More gay than Bi Out Status: Not hiding but not many people know Location: Chicago IL Age: 30 Posts: 4,295 Join Date: Dec 2009 |  Bishops to address gay marriage, abortion at fall meeting
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religio...nce/51166454/1 Quote:
When the nation's Catholic bishops gather for their annual fall meeting Monday in Baltimore, the issue that will stand out in an otherwise small-bore internal agenda is their growing resolve to engage in politically charged battles over gay marriage and access to abortion and contraception.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is not scheduled to address the nation's economic misery, populist anger at Washington or even the unprecedented indictment of Kansas City, Mo., Bishop Robert Finn for failing to report a priest suspected of child abuse to police.
The agenda calls for a focus on various liturgical and financial proposals but they will also spend time discussing their approach to culture war issues — issues that seem certain to worsen the bishops' already tense relationship with the Obama administration just as the 2012 presidential election campaign heats up...
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