The amount of money devoted to opposing certain laws has been a minor portion of the USCCB's budget. 

Their job is to advance Catholic teaching, both among people and in society itself.

Therefore, as does any church or advocacy organization, they have every right to oppose "state laws granting 'full rights' ....to LGBTQ citizens".

The fact that you're commenting on them doing it seems to indicate it was not done "in a clandestine manner so as to try and escape public scrutiny".

The reference to " Church crimes in which they have been complicit" doesn't add a whit of  support to your assessment.