Perhaps another Pew study will contextualize recent discussions here of clergy and the election. It's on what Protestant and Catholic church-goers say they're hearing from the pulpit.The AP has a story that the IRS since 2009 has not been pursuing cases involving political involvement on the part of religious groups:http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IRS_CHURCH_POLITICS?SITE=NHPOR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Rev. Joseph A. Komonchak, professor emeritus of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New York.

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