[Catspaw]

I wonder why he didn't excommunicate them.

[dangus]

They are excommunicated. In spite of that, they've been able to receive communion. This is the bishop saying, "look, these guys ain't Catlicks; quit treating them like they are."

(I forget the Latin terms, but there are two types of ex-communication: You can personally be named for your unique offenses, or you can belong to a group which has been excommunicated. Pro-abortion politicians were already excommunicated, but idiot leftist priests kept giving them communion. The bishop has simply instructed the priests to quit it.)