Dolan, Ryan, and an Unfulfilled Vision of Transpartisan Witness

Vince Miller: "If the bishops were willing to wade deeply into the policy details of the Affordable Care Act, and indeed publicly reject very plausible alternative interpretations offered by respected legal scholars with prolife credentials, why no willingness to offer a specific, public evaluation of this budget proposal? Prudence is not enough to justify the difference. Prudence has a very important and underappreciated role, but these budget numbers are stark. If prudence can be used to justify this budget as a legitimate enactment of the principles of Catholic Social Doctrine, then prudence is meaningless. It can be used to justify anything."