The Most Reverend David L. Ricken, DD, JCL Bishop of Green Bay - It is almost time to vote and to make our choices for president and other political offices both local and national... You have often heard it said that this is a turning point in our country’s history and I could not agree more... The Church is not a political organism, but as you hopefully have learned in the US Bishops Faithful Citizenship material (which we have made widely available to you in the parishes, in the Compass and on-line), the Church has the responsibility to speak out regarding moral issues, especially on those issues that impact the “common good” and the “dignity of the human person.”