I would love to see the Catholic Church actually take a stand and endorse candidates.  The church has some undeniable truths.  These truths are not based on conscience but on the teachings of Jesus Christ.  Our conscience can NOT be formed in a way that is contrary to those teachings and still consider ourselves Catholic.  Abortion is one example.  Murder is murder.  We can disagree on lesser issues such as social policy, the value of a war, etc... but some things are NEVER available for debate.  Therefore I would love to see the Catholic Church provide us with an opinion on which candidates are most in line with Catholic's indisputable truths.  THAT would be an enormous opportunity to wield influence.