Daniel Jenky (R-IL), bishop of Peoria, delivered himself of a vile, racist attack on President Obama from the pulpit of his cathedral in the spring of 2012.  He should have been removed from his see for disgracing his office and embarrassing his local church.  In that year, he also ordered the priests of his diocese to read from the pulpit what was effectively an endorsement of the Republican candidate. If he's doing that again, I hope the priests of the diocese will have the integrity to refuse to do it.

Another member of the National Conference of Republican Bishops is Thomas Tobin (R-RI), bishop of Providence.  A few years ago, Tobin announced, bragged really, that he was a registered member of the Republican party.  I wonder if he'll apologize for that idiocy ...