“Presumably nobody has missed the fact that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, at its November meeting, failed to issue its proposed statement on the economy. The document was approved 134 to 85, with nine abstentions, but that was short of the two-thirds majority (152 votes) required for it to be issued in the name of the Conference. So the economic statement died.
“Some argue that the effort to fast-track the document, in violation of normal USCCB procedures, led to its downfall, as the bishops did not have sufficient time to consider it carefully. But what is most interesting to me is the substance of the debate preceding the vote, in which elderly retired bishops were the strongest supporters of a detailed economic statement, and younger active bishops were the strongest opponents. . . .”
In a recent commentary, Dr. Jeffrey Mirus, President of CatholicCulture.org, reflected on the role of bishops and the economy, with a nod to a comment made by Bishop Thomas Tobin, the Diocese of Providence, at the bishops’ meeting.
To access his complete post, please visit:
Catholic Culture:On the Culture: Economics: The American Church Matures in Christ (7 DEC 12)
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