LAT to Catholic Church: Shut up

Last Thursday, in an editorial, the LAT argued that churches, especially Catholic ones, shouldn't offer advice to members about candidates or issues for whom or for which they should vote. The LAT based that argument on a quote from John F. Kennedy in which he said "the separation of church and state is absolute." That was Kennedy's opinion. It doesn't bind the rest of us. 

The Constitution doesn't say that the separation of church and state is absolute. It says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The Constitution puts a limit on Congress. It does not limit the Church.