The Associated Press has been sniffing around and smells a trend: bishops who are becoming impatient, or even angry, with pro-choice (that is, pro-abortion) Catholic politicians.

A few bishops, who are supposed to be on a private retreat this week in New Mexico, are nonetheless finding time to speak to the media:

Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput said in an interview with The Associated Press that official Catholic involvement depends on which candidates and issues emerge from primary season. A vocal proponent of calling on Catholic politicians and voters to follow church teachings, Chaput also made it clear he thinks the time for behind-the-scenes diplomacy with politicians is over.

“I personally think that anybody that is pro-choice as a Catholic is not being faithful to his Catholic identity, and I think that people who are Catholics, when they look at those issues, should take that into consideration when they vote,” Chaput said. “I didn’t name names last time, and I’m not going to name names this time. But I think if you study people’s history and their records, you know the people.”

I’m sure Rudy isn’t lying awake at night, worrying about any of this.

But maybe he — and a few others — should.