It's called "confession"
Q7: In the long run and with few exceptions (i.e. police officers, military use) handguns should be eliminated from our society.
Agree - 3.5%
Disagree - 93.1%
Not sure - 3.4%
* This question is a direct quotation from footnote 36 in the U.S. bishops’ 2000 document “Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice.” But it’s not just a footnote. In their 1990 document “New Slavery, New Freedom: A Pastoral Message on Substance Abuse,” the U.S. Bishops said: “Furthermore, the widespread use of handguns and automatic weapons in connection with drug commerce reinforces our repeated ‘call for effective and courageous action to control handguns, leading to their eventual elimination from our society.’”
Looks like the USCCB is off in left field once again. They have a terrible batting average in areas like this, IMO.