On the one hand this, on the other hand that, and why can’t we all just get along?

It is especially in times of crisis that new forms of cooperation and open communication become essential. We request that lawmakers carefully consider the implications of this proposal and evaluate it in terms of its impact on the common good. We also appeal to everyone lawmakers, citizens, workers, and labor unions to move beyond divisive words and actions and work together, so that Wisconsin can recover in a humane way from the current fiscal crisis.

It’s the archbishop of Milwaukee in a valiant attempt to find guidance in encyclicals.