text: "More broadly, Pope Francis’ leadership has helped to reset Catholicism’s influence in American politics in recent years, as Rome seemed to favor a Democratic policy agenda versus a Republican one."  From Time article on Trump's Evangelical supporters wanting to tamp down Vatican criticism.
  
  You could not really tell that from the way our bishops talk.   The bishops still run on litmus tests on abortion and their religious freedom (and that of bosses, generally) that comes at the expense of others.  What bishop has really talked about cutting off communion for a politician who supports building the wall across the border or supports the extreme limits on immigration proposed by Trump?  
  
  Lets see the Cardinals and the head of the USCCB stand up for issues Pope Francis has said are most important rather than their militant stances on culture war issues.