Twelve U.S. Catholic bishops say the White House exploited a private Oct. 22 meeting after it posted video of them praying over Trump in the Oval Office, a video they say was recorded without their knowledge less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms. Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob issued “A Public Apology,” saying the meeting was “in no way an endorsement of the president, his policies, or his party” and that prayer had been “manipulated.” He added that they came “not to pose for a political photo opportunity to benefit the few,” and that “we should never have been put in that position by the White House.” Des Moines Bishop William Joensen said he wished he “had been more shrewd and less simple, like those who exploited our meeting for partisan political purpose.”