text: The U.S. Catholic bishops have, and deserve, little influence in the public square. It’s hard to get too concerned by the recklessness of +Naumann and other members of the Republican Bishops Conference. On the other hand, in Donald Trump we have a candidate who is a notorious racist, fascist and adulterer; an accused rapist, child molester and serial sex offender; a demonstrably unstable personality who should never have access to any of the levers of government, let alone to the nuclear codes; a demagogue who lacks even a minimal understanding of the issues of the day, who is contemptuous of American values and of democratic institutions and processes; a bigot who attacks racial, ethnic and religious minorities, ridicules women, and mocks the handicapped. By endorsing this despicable man, Naumann does more than embarrass himself; he disgraces the church and trivializes and diminishes the pro-life and pro-family causes he purports to support. Let's pray that his priests will oppose him