Sebelius Sanctioned

Catholic bishops have told Governor Sebelius that as a Catholic she errs in her stance on abortion. They have conspired to deny her the sacrament of communion. Ultimately, the actions of the bishops will backfire on them. There are plenty of Catholics who do not accept the teachings of the church about abortion. That some church members have joined to support Sebelius shows us the tip of the iceberg. As the bishops exhibit an increasingly reactionary stance to modernity, i.e., embryonic stem cell research and abortion, one should expect a greater number of Catholic church members to be alienated from the teachings of the church. Thus weakened in their faith, support for the bishops will wane. Greater numbers will depart from the church, increasing the outflow of the once faithful to other religions or to a faithless life. The bishops can help themselves by silencing their pronouncements and fulfilling their duty of administering sacraments rather than denying them.