Catholic bishops urged to boldly share church teachings

(AP) — Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion, euthanasia, surrogacy and gender- affirming surgery.

The prelates acknowledged theirs is often a countercultural view.

'We have been too apologetic for too long,' said Bishop Robert Barron, a media-savvy cleric who leads th…