Agree - the Commonwealth article says a lot that needs to be said.

Interesting to think of two points raised in two different articles cited above.

"FOR THEIR PART, American bishops showed a stunning lack of leadership at a time when it was needed most. "  Commonweal article regarding the election.

“We had always been raised not to question authority figures. He’s a priest — what he said is holy writ,” Oviedo told the AP. “We never imagined he was a phony.”  Washington Post article about fake priest.

Back to Commonweal article:  "My suspicion is that the majority of churchgoing Catholics experience their parishes as institutions for “distributing” the sacraments. If this is in fact the case, it may account for why so many Catholics voted for Trump. Catholics too often fail to connect how they think politically with what they profess to believe religiously."

Think maybe "not questioning authority figures" and "sacramental filling stations" go together.  Catholics need to grow up.