Bishop Sheridan in the L.A. Times

At the U.S. Bishops' meeting in Baltimore this week, Bishop Sheridan was interviewed by the L.A. Times over the updated "Faithful Citizenship" document that was passed yesterday. Here are the exerpts mentioning Bishop Sheridan:

"Unless we're going to give up our right to vote . . . it may be that we never find the perfect candidate," said Bishop Michael J. Sheridan of Colorado Springs, Colo. "So there's where we have to try to decide which of the candidates do we think is at least going to propose and move toward the greatest good."

And later . . .

Sheridan said he suggests Catholics at odds with the Church's positions seek clerical counsel. But he said if Catholic candidates or voters whose views on social issues continued to clash publicly and obstinately with those of the church, he would encourage them to refrain from receiving Communion, one of the Church's most holy sacraments.

When those individuals receive the sacrament, Sheridan said, other believers might mistakenly interpret their views as being validated by the church.