text: If the USCCB shares social positions with the GOP, on abortion for example, that would seem to be a significant consideration for a Catholic. If we were to find another party supported abortion on demand, government payment for abortions, and so on that would also seem to be a significant consideration for a Catholic.
  
  The only statements and letters and recorded interviews of individual bishops I have encountered that go beyond some vague statements and reference to the Church's teachings involve personal assessments of particular situations, along the lines of the Holy Father's personal opinions on climate change, or John Paul II's personal impressions on capital punishment.