This video spread across the world and sparked controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The video was published by a White House communications advisor and shows some bishops praying for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thank you for the gift of our beautiful nation. Thank you for the gift of our government.Thank you for the gift of this office and Presidency.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This quickly provoked criticism. Midterm elections are scheduled for November 3, and many criticized the bishops for the event and the White House for exploiting it for political gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops was the first to clarify a position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"This was not something that the USCCB organized. It is not affiliated with the conference. I have no further information\"<\/em> One of the key figures involved was Denver\u2019s parish priest, James Golka, who lamented the political exploitation of the moment but said that, in the end, he did what priests are supposed to do: pray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPraying for those in public office is a longstanding Catholic practice, rooted in St. Paul\u2019s instruction to pray for all who hold authority. It is not an endorsement of any specific candidate or party.\u201d<\/em> The bishops said the meeting was a fruitful exchange on issues of concern to the public, such as migration, human dignity, and respect for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But other cardinals expressed regret at having attended the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI did not go without reservations. I wish I had heeded them.\u201d<\/em> Bishop Grob stated that the meeting did not imply support for the president and his policies, and he accused the White House of exploiting the moment for political purposes without his permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, took an even more distanced stance. He stated that many aspects of the current administration contradict the Catholic faith, but that this occasion was precisely an opportunity for dialogue. He also criticized the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI wish I had been more shrewd and less simple, like those who exploited our meeting for partisan political purposes.\u201d<\/em> The White House has not responded to these allegations of political manipulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It seems more focused on what will happen on November 3, the day of the midterm elections, which are often seen as a sort of measure on the president's performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This video spread across the world and sparked controversy. The video was published by a White House communications advisor and shows some bishops praying for President Donald Trump. Thank you for the gift of our beautiful nation. Thank you for the gift of our government.Thank you for the gift of this office and Presidency. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":95921,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LKrsnBBJ81o","video_descarga":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/btrumpvescovieng.mp4","international_url":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/btrumpvescoviint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95924"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95927,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95924\/revisions\/95927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Chieko Noguchi, spokesman for the U.S. Bishops<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mons. James Golka, Bishop of Denver<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Msgr. Jeffrey S. Grob, Bishop of Milwaukee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Msgr. William Joensen, Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n