If Baltimore Archbishop William Lori has a hobby, it’s reading books about modern American history. He even named his golden retrievers Barnes and Noble. A few years ago, that inclination merged with another: pent-up anger at a culture he feels ridicules his church.

An effort by Connecticut lawmakers to reorganize the church, jokes about priests on “Saturday Night Live,” a legal climate that has forced the church in some cases to choose between serving same-sex couples and its own teachings — the insults mounted. He finally decided he needed to take a stand.

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