Bishop Barron Pains the Catholic Left. He Heartens the Rest of Us, by Peter Wolfgang

By Peter Wolfgang, Catholic Culture, March 13, 2026

Peter Wolfgang is president of Family Institute of Connecticut Action, a Hartford-based advocacy organization whose mission is to encourage and strengthen the family as the foundation of society. His work has appeared in The Hartford Courant, the Waterbury Republican-American, Crisis Magazine, Columbia Magazine, the National Catholic Register, CatholicVote, Catholic World Report, the Stream and Ethika Politika. He lives in Waterbury, Conn., with his wife and their seven children. The views expressed on Catholic Culture are solely his own. See full bio.

Steven Greydanus, a deacon of the Archdiocese of Newark and former film critic for the National Catholic Register, has penned a “longread” Substack article against Bishop Robert Barron. Here’s the short version: Bishop Barron leans right. This pains Catholics like Greydanus, who lean left.

To which I can only say: So what?

I don’t know if Bishop Barron, or his many fans, would agree with Greydanus’ claim that Barron criticizes the left more than he does the right. But I agree with Greydanus. The difference is that Greydanus thinks it’s a bad thing and I think it’s a good thing. ….

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