USCCB: It ain?t easy being a bishop, especially after the ?08 elections
By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.
Baltimore
I?ve said it before, and I?ll say it again: It ain?t easy being a bishop. As proof, just consider the avalanche of wildly conflicting advice descending upon the Catholic bishops of the United States as they gather Nov. 10-13 in Baltimore, most of it focused on abortion, the 2008 elections, and where the bishops go from here.