It is deeply disturbing, for all of the reasons that Mr. Winters mentions. One other thing I've noticed is that some Bishops were much more critical of Trump when he was running in the Republican primaries than in the general election. Cardinal Dolan, for example, excoriated Trump in a New York Daily News Op-Ed on July 29, 2015, but has been much more muted in the general election, even as Trump's statements and actions that run counter to Catholic teaching have piled up. This gives the impression of a partisan motive and stands in contrast to the continued vocal, principled opposition to Trump by conservative Catholics outside the Bishops' Conference.