Catholic Church bishops are 'afraid to offend' powerful Democrats, defrocked priest Frank Pavone says

Recently defrocked priest Frank Pavone says the friction with the Catholic Church stems from a segment of bishops not wanting to offend high-profile Democrats, so they dilute pro-life message.

Pavone, whose organization is headquartered in Titusville, Florida. also said that some bishops in the Church do not want to "offend" powerful Democrats and members of Congress — which is why they purposefully soften their pro-life message. "We have high-placed cardinals and others at the Vatican who strongly support our work. We're side by side with the Holy See in doing this pro-life work."  In "the last 20 years," he's had "one battle after another," said Pavone. "I'm not rebellious – I have a vocation." "Very respectfully, I ask, what part of what I'm doing do you not like doing? Are we saving too many lives or are we having too many prayer campaigns?" "You have Catholics every day making big sacrifices to be able to receive communion, to be able to live their faith." "It is … not their prerogative to do that, to try to shape people into their own image and likeness."  Deirdre Reilly is a senior editor in lifestyle with Fox News Digital. 

On Dec. 13, the Catholic bishops of the United States were informed that Pavone was laicized on Nov. 9 for his "blasphemous communications on social media, and for persistent disobedience of lawful instructions from his diocesan bishop," according to a Vatican statement.