At meeting, American bishops ignore real problems while debating minutiae
Nov 19, 2021
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops holds its
Fall General Assembly meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Baltimore.
(RNS photo by Jack Jenkins)
The media was expecting fireworks this week, as the American Catholic bishops debated their highly anticipated document on the Eucharist, which some in the church hoped would recommend denying Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians such as President Joe Biden.
The bishops managed, however, to make their fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore an exercise in boredom. I have been attending meetings of the bishops since about 1980, and none has so much felt like watching paint dry.
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