The bishops have no business lobbying for or against anything on a ballot anywhere, let alone putting financial resources into it. Their role should be to teach and speak on moral principles and then let the body politic do what it is supposed to do.

So now recreational marijuana is the latest moral imperative added to the ever-growing list. Have you ever been to a social gathering of Catholic clergy? Next time you are, take a look at the open bar, and then tell me if the Church has any credibility for saying anything about recreational drug use.

The bishops make themselves look more and more ridiculous every time they take an official position on a ballot initiative. And the most ridiculous ones are those who still flatter themselves to think that anybody still cares about their opinion.