text: The USCCB has demonstrated again that it does not even think of any accountability to the laity it is called to serve.  Their agenda should be full with pastoral concerns, such as working as an entire body [not diocese by diocese] on:
  
  1) Dealing with the opiate epidemic spread across America---and which is included in the boundaries of every arch/diocese.  What positive avenues can the Church in America to families, areas, and individuals addicted to narcotics and heroine.
  
  2) What about race relations?  The American bishops at Vatican II, did not even list race relations as a problem area.  But in the late 1960's and beyond, this has exploded into intolerance, prejudice, hatred extended to Blacks, and other racial groups.  
  
  3) What about dealing with the GREAT DIVIDE that exists in America between Democratic and Republican, liberal and conservative, progressive Catholics and traditional Catholics?  Sadly SOME of the bishops Contribute to the problem rather than work for solutions.