Another conservative attempt to reduce organized religion to social conservatism, this time on behalf of George "Jesus Day" Bush: In a column posted Friday evening on the paper's Web site, John L. Allen Jr., its correspondent in Rome and the dean of Vatican journalists, wrote that Mr. Bush had made the request in a June 4 meeting with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Vatican secretary of state. Citing an unnamed Vatican official, Mr. Allen wrote: "Bush said, 'Not all the American bishops are with me' on the cultural issues. The implication was that he hoped the Vatican would nudge them toward more explicit activism." Mr. Allen wrote that others in the meeting confirmed that the president had pledged aggressive efforts "on the cultural front, especially the battle against gay marriage, and asked for the Vatican's help in encouraging the U.S. bishops to be more outspoken." Cardinal Sodano did not respond, Mr. Allen reported, citing the same unnamed people. You bet not all the American bishops are with you on "cultural issues." And even fewer are with you on anything else. As Errol noted recently more and more of them aren't gonna take it anymore (thanks are due to Errol, by the way, for the sweet but totally undeserved compliment...).