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10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump.
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that → express → Trump
Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob, in a statement titled “A Public Apology,” said Sunday that he had received many questions and comments — some of them distraught — about the meeting on Thursday which he and 11 other bishops attended.
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he → title → which
He said the meeting was speedily publicized by the White House with photos and a video, without consent of the participants, and less than two weeks away from the midterm elections.
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meeting → say → elections
“I feel a heavy sadness, not only over the pain I caused, but also for the fact that something so sacred to a group of religious leaders, prayer to our Heavenly Father, would be manipulated in that way,” Grob said.
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Grob → feel → way
The bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, William Joensen, also issued a statement making clear he felt the White House had taken advantage of the bishops.
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House → issue → bishops
“I wish I had been more shrewd and less simple, like those who exploited our meeting for partisan political purpose,” he wrote.
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he → wish → purpose
“I pray I am more prudent and wise going forward, even as I remain resolute in my openness to engaging and praying for political leaders at all levels.”
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I → pray → levels
Asked whether the White House had or hadn’t received the bishop’s consent for releasing the photos and video, the press office declined to answer that question.
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office → ask → question
Instead, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers replied, “There has never been a greater president for Catholic Americans than President Trump, and his strong record proves it.”
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record → reply → it
The White House invitation to the bishops — extended in September — offered discussion about such issues as immigration enforcement, religious worker visas, abortion and use of federal tax credits to support private education, according to Joensen and Grob.
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invitation → extend → Joensen
“The meeting was in no way an endorsement of the president, his policies, or his party,” wrote Grob.
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Grob → write → president
“We were told the meeting was to be a private discussion, that several Catholic members of the cabinet might make an appearance, and that there could be an opportunity to pray privately with the president.”
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members → tell → president
“It did not take long thereafter for the White House to post a video and photos of the prayer,” Grob said.
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Grob → take → prayer
“I soon began receiving messages of serious concern over the possibility that I had inadvertently participated in a political event less than two weeks before a national election,” he added.
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he → begin → election
“I also heard from some who felt wounded because of the ways they or their family had been harmed by the president’s policies.”
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they → hear → policies
“I did not go without reservations.
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I → go → reservations
I wish I had heeded them,” Grob concluded.
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Grob → wish → them
“I apologize for any damage my actions have done.”
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actions → apologize → damage
Collectively, members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have diverse views on Trump and his administration’s policies.
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members → have → Trump
Minnesota-based Bishop Robert Barron, for example, agreed to serve on Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, which was filled almost entirely with conservative Christians.
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which → base → Christians
Some other bishops vehemently denounced aspects of Trump’s tough stance on immigration enforcement, saying it runs counter to Catholic teaching.
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it → denounce → teaching
The Aporia
