Young Thomas Peters, a.k.a. the "American Papist" and one of the more popular bloggers among the conservative Catholic set, has a sit-down with Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput about the election. The Papist's excerpts from the video indicate that Archbishop Chaput will be one of those seeking a major change in the bishops' approach when they meet in Baltimore next week:On vocal bishops: "The bishops are aware ... a quieter approach to these things has not been effective ... we have to be stronger in what we say. We've just had it."On Faithful Citizenship: "[It is] not very clear. We either ought to get rid of it, or say things much clearer."On claiming Obama is a pro-life candidate: "It would be foolish to say that someone who ... runs on a party platform that has no regret at all about abortion ... to call that position pro-life is really strange."On IRS investigations: "It's simply bullying. It shouldn't stop us from talking about the important issues of our time."On the separation of Church and State: "We do believe in it. We don't like the state to tell us what to do. We don't believe in the separation of faith and politics."
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