"I don’t think the bishops waded into politics. I think politics waded into them."

So writes the very widely followed libertarian blogger Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit. Here's his full entry, which links to the Roll Call article he is commenting on.

Effort to Overturn Contraceptive Mandate Shifts Focus to Bishops’ Advocacy.'A Catholic-led fight to overturn contraceptive mandates in the health care law has drawn big dollars, large crowds and prominent GOP backing, raising questions about how aggressively Catholic bishops might wade into politics.'  I don’t think the bishops waded into politics. I think politics waded into them."

Of course. Proponents of "the separation of church and state" pretty much only see that separation as working in one direction--restricting the realm of action of the church.