Two Catholic bishops voiced regret over their White House meeting with Donald Trump

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Two Catholic bishops voiced regret over their Oct. 22 White House gathering with Donald Trump, after photos and video of prayer raised concerns it could appear to endorse him. Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob of Milwaukee said the White House publicized the encounter without participants’ consent, despite his understanding that it was private. In a public apology issued Sunday, he said he wished he had heeded his reservations and regretted that a sacred prayer had been “manipulated” into what he called a political photo opportunity. Bishop William Joensen of Des Moines, Iowa, likewise said he wished he had been “more shrewd and less simple” toward those he said exploited the meeting for partisan political purposes. Grob and Joensen were among 12 bishops at the meeting, held less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.