The poor, condemned for sloth, indolence and sinfulness, will be denied help.

A recent declaration on the “sinfulness” of gay Catholics and the efforts to weaponize the Holy Eucharist only make the schism wider.

A document that so elevates the sinfulness of an abortion policy, McElroy argued, would fatally undermine the bishops’ ability to speak on other things, “including the condemnation of poverty, racism and environmental destruction.”

As a devout Christian and a preacher of surpassing eloquence, King knew that salvation begins with an admission of sinfulness, followed by repentance.

For example: “Our country desperately needs a mighty leader who will do what has to be done to destroy the radical new ways and sinfulness that are ruining us.”