You are soooo right, Xavier!  Too many of the USCCB members probably voted for 'the Donald' and, and now in the Light of Day---may be realizing that they will have to walk quite gingerly with the President-elect.

My problem with this whole slant isn't the concept of "missionary discipleship."  It is that very little seems to 'fire these bishops up' [except contraception and abortion issues].  Unless they personally have a marvelous rapport with the people of their dioceses---nobody is even going to know about this initiative of theirs.  


Secondly, exactly HOW would the laity be involved?  Is it going to be as usual 'We'll tell YOU what to do, and YOU obey.'  Too many of these bishops haven't keep up on theology, don't really know what ordinary people face in their lives, and the bishops don't want to leave the 'comforts' of their homes.  As you suggested "they are where they are because of the benefits of the job."