The Bishops and the Bomb

An intriguing question remains among those raised by the last election, namely, how much did the Catholic bishops’ support for a nuclear freeze, released in draft form just a few days before the voting, influence the outcome in those eight states (out of nine) that voted for the freeze?

Nobody knows the answer, but the probability that it was a factor is one reason why friends of Ronald Reagan have been belching fire and brimstone at the bishops ever since.

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