Agree with your direction.  BUT, suggest the main point of the NCR editorial is that Anderson and company have donated to partisan political institutions and, even more, states that these partisan positions are *catholic* - thus, aligning catholic church and a specific political or partisan party.  The editorial appears to accept promoting different ideas but (not unlike Citizens United concerns) not when significant sums of money are utilized to justify partisan politics.  (it then no longer is about the church).  As Francis said well - catholics/human beings are political but we are not partisan.  Have seen no commenters provide documentation that shows NCR donating or aligning with one political party.  IMO, NCR sticks to issues rather than supporting a political party or party platform.  Anderson's donations call that into question.