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Yesterday’s (May 23, 2012) issue of The Washington Post carried a column by E.J. Dionne, Jr., called The battle among Catholic bishops. Dionne comments in the column on what he sees as evidence that progressive Catholic bishops in the United States are overcoming their reticence about publicly challenging conservative views. In his column, he references Kevin Clarke’s article in America magazine, Bishop Blaire Seeks ‘Wider Consultation’ on Religious Liberty, as an example. Dionne concludes, “For too long, the Catholic Church’s stance on public issues has been defined by the outspokenness of its most conservative bishops and the reticence of moderate and progressive prelates. Signs that this might finally be changing are encouraging for the church, and for American politics.”