I think the DNC made an abysmally wrong decision about Dolan.

It was inevitable that Dolan would attack marriage equality and women's right to choose in his prayer. And, so he did. They should have let the asshole nail himself to his own cross. In my personal opinion, no member of the RCC hierarchy above a parish priest should have any role whatsoever in any Democratic campaign. The RCC has openly and officially declared itself to be opposed to two very important planks of the Democratic platform. They will not back down from that position, and will work against Democrats at every opportunity.

Screw 'em! The RCC officially opposes two extremely important civil rights issues, and has been complicit in crimes against children. We, as Democrats, should have nothing whatsoever to do with the Roman Catholic Church leadership in any way. Just ignore them altogether, and refuse to meet with anyone at the level of Bishop or above until the Vatican changes its position on these issues. Individual members can withhold donations to the church and provide a written reason for doing so. Financial pressure is the only strategy that has any chance to create change.

The United States of America is beholden to no church organization. We should not give them an inch toward influencing political decisions. Not an inch!