What do you call a Catholic who says that he is “personally opposed” to some form of immoral behavior, but refuses to take action against it? Under some circumstances, you call him Your Eminence.

What do you call a Catholic who says that he is “personally opposed” to some form of immoral behavior, but refuses to take action against it? Under some circumstances, you call him Your Eminence. For years I have been bewildered by the public statements of Catholic politicians who claim to be “personally opposed” to legal abortion, or physician-assisted suicide, or same-sex marriage, but nevertheless vote in favor of these policies. From a strictly logical perspective, their position is incoherent.