Open letter to the U.S. bishops: Let's not be a laughingstock, OK?

Open letter to the U.S. bishops: Let's not be a laughingstock, OK? 

NCR

By Robert Blair Kaiser

Back in the 13th century, St. Thomas Aquinas warned his fellow scholars about taking positions that brought ridicule upon the church. "Ne fides rideatur," he said. Literally, "Don't let the faith be laughed at." Last week, we learned the U.S. bishops were launching an investigation into the supposedly subversive activities of our Catholic Girl Scouts.