"So-called "liberal" bishops like Cupich do not insist that everyone vote Democratic or think like a liberal. They want Catholics of all types to seek common ground. Cupich calls Catholics to focus on what we share in common one with another, and with all people, not to start by highlighting our differences or by noting the speck in our brother's eye."

A noble enterprise, to be sure, but one that will require a generation to undo the damage of Richard John Neuhaus, et al. who worked tirelessly to make the Catholic Church the Republican Party at prayer, a phrase that used to be associated with the Episcopalians. Given the volume of conservative bishops who share Cupich's predecessor's vision, I'd say his noble effort is akin to using a teaspoon to dig a well. But I suppose you have to start somewhere, and as a liberal I welcome Cardinal Cupich's approach. Unfortunately it will take an army of Cupiches to reach groundwater when digging that well. Let's hope Pope Francis lives long.