… and is much more respectful than Pope Francis is to those who disagree. Mr. Tancredo makes an important point that our Catholic bishops ignore: their authority lies in the area of the Church’s “magisterial” teaching – that is, the truths of the Faith that are unchangeable and handed down from generation to generation for 2000 years. When it comes to political issues on which good people (and good Catholics) can disagree, a bishop’s opinion is no more authoritative than anyone else’s. Moreover, when a bishop pretends that his political opinion **is** authoritative, he commits the objective wrong called “clericalism.” … Continue reading Tom Tancredo Writes Pope Francis…