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By Christopher Manion, The Stream - Unfortunately, the bishops receive no federal funding to combat abortion. That’s why, for years, the bishops have abdicated the leadership of the pro-life movement to the laity. There’s no profit in it. But immigration is different. There, the bishops receive over a billion federal dollars a year… On August 1, Archbishop Gregory finally issued his first public statement. It was a stunning disappointment. He simply ignored his consecrated duty to combat the intrinsic evils of sodomy and abortion so rampant in his archdiocese. He blithely disregarded the roiling scandals in the hierarchy. Instead, he joined in with the DC echo chamber to do what comes naturally. That is, attack President Trump.

By TCM Guest Contributor, Those Catholic Men - You may have also heard the story of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. Cortés and his men conquered the Aztecs. It is said that when Cortés landed in Mexico, he sank his own ships so that he and his men could not return to Spain. They had no choice but to carry out their mission of conquest if they wanted to survive. Regardless of what you think about the Spanish conquest of the Americas, Cortés’ career as a conquistador seems to have been successful… What is the path of Christian discipleship? May we keep our bridges intact in case we want to retreat, or should we sink our ships and bravely march forward?