+Charles Chaput (R-PA) is a political hack in service to GOP candidates. It is beyond disingenuous -- it is dishonest -- to claim otherwise when he is attacking Democrats both in general and in specific, by name. However, I doubt that +Chaput has much influence. Catholics who have made their peace with voting for the GOP nominee, a racist, fascist, know-nothing buffoon, don’t need the permission of their archbishop to do it; they’ve already decided. Catholics who have decided that they can’t do it are not likely to change their minds because the archbishop signals that it’s ok to do it; they will be offended by the clumsy politicking of their bishop. I sympathize with the idea of seeking to revoke the tax exempt status of the diocese; but I think it is far more effective for Catholics to withhold their Sunday offering, divert it to the candidate or charity of their choice, and notify the archbishop, their pastor and the nuncio that they have done so and why.