Earlier this week, the Pillar reported that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) was in the process of developing an official response to the Durbin-Cupich affair. Yesterday, he UCCB issued this woeful response on their website:
In response to inquiries the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has received over the last several days about matters pertaining to decisions made in individual (arch)dioceses, the Conference offered the following clarification from its spokesperson, Chieko Noguchi, executive director of public affairs:
“The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is not a governing body, and as such, it has no authority to intervene in matters dealing with decisions made in an individual diocese. The USCCB seeks to facilitate dialogue among its bishop members, while also respecting the right of individual bishops to speak as they deem appropriate.”
TAKE ACTION: Contact USCCB President Archbishop Timothy Broglio at tpbroglio@milarch.org or 202-719-3600 and let him know what you think.