American Bishops Disappoint
180+ articles. Note: Catholic Leadership Critique Rationale
Below is a list of articles that demonstrate why I am disappointed with the leadership of the American Bishops.
- They have failed to make any meaningful sexual abuse reforms (18+ articles)
- They have failed to discipline Pro-Abortion Catholic politicians (12+ articles)
- They often fail to defend the Faith and Faithful Priests (30+ articles)
- Their Dismal Response to COVID (20+ articles)
- They promote illegal immigration, thereby supporting human trafficking, while turning a mostly blind eye toward abortion. (60+ articles).
- They have funded blatantly leftist, pro-abortion, pro-LBGT, and anti-Catholic organizations for years, especially via the CCHD (Catholic Campaign for Human Development) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS). (12+ articles)
General Failures of the US Bishops
- The Archdiocese of Chicago under Cdl. Cupich is in complete disarray – lifesitenews.com– 2/23/22
- The City of Big Shoulders — and Liturgical Confusion: Chicago Faithful Flummoxed by Inconsistent Liturgy Policy| National Catholic Register (ncregister.com) – 6/27/22
- Why the USCCB should be disbanded: $200M cost, less than zero benefits: (Church Militant, 11/23/21)
- The Sorry Situation of Catholic Schools | Mark Bauerlein | First Things – 5/9/22
- US priests are ‘flourishing’ – but they don’t trust their bishops (pillarcatholic.com) – 10/19/22
- Cupich Fires Catholic School Principal Over Mask Mandate – Complicit Clergy– 2/18/22
- Queen of Martyrs principal ousted by Cupich over mask compliance – Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)– 2/16/22
- Pontifical Academy for Life Members’ Support for Assisted Suicide Draws Criticism (ncregister.com)– 2/21/22
- Say what? Cardinal with strong Pope Francis ties says Catholic LGBTQ stance is wrong | Faith | frontiersman.com– 2/23/22
- Kids aren’t protected from LGBT ideology just because they attend Catholic schools – lifesitenews.com– 2/15/22
- Joe Biden is the ‘product’ of weak bishops who don’t defend Church teaching: Catholic activist – lifesitenews.com
- Bishop Callahan of La Crosse cancelled Fr. James Altman but protects Mnsr. Burrill who was caught using a gay hookup app on his phone – 3/1/22 – Church Militant
- Largest ever survey of US Catholics shows faithful want an end to Communion in the hand – 10/15/24. Real Presence Coalition (RPC) released the results of its massive July 2024 survey seeking to identify causes of a lack of faith in the Eucharist among many self-professed Catholics in the United States.
Miscellaneous Items
- Washington bill endorsed by Catholic bishops could force priests to break Seal of Confession – Lifesitenews.com – 2/19/24
- American bishops disappointed by Supreme Court’s climate regulation ruling | Catholic News Agency – 7/1/22 – Following Pope Francis, they would rather back Climate Change politics rather than focus on saving souls.
- RORATE CÆLI: Segregation is restored in the Diocese of Arlington (rorate-caeli.blogspot.com) – July 2022 – Suppression of the TLM
- Viganò: LifeSiteNews fights back against the errors and lies of the Deep State – LifeSite – 8/23/22 – also the Deep Church.
- Brave priest exposes heretical “Shadow Church,” Ready to die (lifesitenews.com) – 1/31/23
- Catholic filmmakers release second part of Latin Mass documentary, reveal origins of the New Mass – lifesitenews.com – 6/2/22
- USCCB in Baltimore; all Bishops wearing masks (Church Militant) – 11/17/21
- The State of Evil in the World – Courageous Clergy – Fr. Ripperger – 1/5/23
- The Homily by Fr. Kirby That Should Be Viewed by Every Bishop Worldwide (complicitclergy.com) – 3/26/24
- Archbishop Viganò Excoriates Wisconsin Bishop Incorporating Shaman Ritual into Chrism Mass (complicitclergy.com) – 3/23/24
- The Case of Bishop Stowe – Catholic World Report – 6/8/24
- The Silence of the Bishops in Response to the Persecution of Cardinal Zen (complicitclergy.com) – 9/23/22
- Bishop John Stowe Receives New Ways Ministry Award Offering Message of Resilience – 11/18/24. NOTE: New Ways Ministry has previously been denounced by both the U.S. bishops’ conference and the Vatican’s doctrinal office for causing confusion on sexual morality among the Catholic faithful.
- Bishop Stowe blesses 3 women in ceremony recognizing lay ministry roles – 12/16/24.