Kerry candidacy: Gift from God to the Catholic Church

National Review's Austin Ruse on Catholic Bishops & Election 2004.
Informative article. I had no idea about any of this. Here's the first paragraph:

The Presidential Questionnaire from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is dead. But do not mourn. Its death is a good thing, and is important not just for Catholics but for all who were concerned that candidate Kerry was about to get official Church cover for his pro-abortion position.

The entirety of the article implies that those who write the questionnaire intend it to gain Catholic support for Liberal candidates. I wonder if Conservative Catholics would be surprised to hear about this. Maybe the Brilliant Philosopher will have something astute to say about it.