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Article: Bishops to pressure Catholic politicians; Urge them to follow their faith.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 4, 2003
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Byline: Julia Duin, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
As the 2004 election season heats up, certain candidates might be looking over their shoulders at an unlikely special-interest group: the U.S. Catholic bishops.
America's 275 active bishops are gearing up a new task force that could bring Catholic politicians in line in a way not seen before in American politics.
Announced at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops annual meeting last month, it is headed by Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick. The task force will produce guidelines on how to deal with recalcitrant politicians. But Cardinal McCarrick hedges when asked about their most potent weapon: ...