text: No they were not. As I demonstrated, your "facts" on the incident in San Diego were not facts, they were unsupported allegations.
  
  Not only were they not, they were not examples of pervasive conduct nor endorsed by the episcopate.
  
  In neither instance was either candidate endorsed.
  
  What you appear to be exercised about is that a hierarchy of issues with abortion at the top was presented, reference to things which might be found in the platforms of both parties and the candidates’ statements were made, and the faithful were admonished to vote as Catholics.
  
  If my candidate would be ruled out by that chain of events, I would lobbying that candidate's party to alter its positions on things such as abortion instead of running a quixotic campaign against a priest in California.