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9 Bishops Express Opinions on Public Policy Issues, by Jim Graves – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

9 Bishops Express Opinions on Public Policy Issues, by Jim Graves

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TOP (L to R): Bishops Ronald Gainer, Liam Cary and Thomas Tobin. MIDDLE: Bishops Michael Burbidge and Thomas Paprocki; Archbishop Joseph Naumann. BOTTOM: Bishops Joseph Coffey, Joseph Strickland and Timothy Freyer. (photo: National Catholic Register)

Thoughts from Archbishop Joseph Naumann, and Bishops Ronald Gainer, Liam Cary, Thomas Tobin, Michael Burbidge, Thomas Paprocki, Joseph Coffey, Joseph Strickland and Timothy Freyer.

By Jim Graves, EWTN News, April 6, 2022

Jim GravesI asked nine active Catholic bishops working in different parts of the United States to comment on issues of public policy and culture they thought important to the country. The following are their thoughts. 

Abortion

Bishop Joseph L. Coffey of the Archdiocese for the Military Services has had an extensive background in the pro-life movement, including praying in front of abortion clinics and participating in Operation Rescue. He commented:

“I can remember when the Roe v. Wade decision was handed down in 1973. I was 13.  …

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