[JCBreckenridge]

“Bishop Tobin said that question would be best left to the individual parish priests who know the individuals and who have counseled the couples about the church’s teaching.”

No, it’s not Bishop Tobin. It’s your JOB!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Last Fall my “individual parish Priests” were apparently afraid to cheese-off the large number of dues-paying Union Democrats who attend this church. Their response to Obama’s outrageous mandate was a brief announcement after Mass that “you can go to our parish website and access a link to a video with information about the election”.

[Mrs. Don-o]

This is incoherent. Asked about canonical sanctions for Catholic politicians who vote for abortion, Bp Tobin says, "I don’t have the canonical right to do that" -excuse me? Canon 915 is not just his right, it's his duty, a mandate--- but then when asked about cohabiting couples, he says he would leave the decision on whether they should be receiving Communion,to the parish priest.

The Bishop has no canonical powers to discipline people for public, unrepentant, serious sin, but the parish priest does?

He needs a serious sit-down with Card. Raymond Burke.