Catholic bishops split on views of economy.

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The article reports that U.S. Roman Catholic bishops failed to approve a statement regarding the U.S. economy after debate on a document titled "The Hope of the Gospel in Difficult Economic Times" at a November 2012 meeting. It is said that the document that a committee presented to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) did not discuss Catholic social teaching or social justice.