Okay, so you’re not only know better than the bishop but also a canon lawyer who most definitely is on our side. Since you’re willing to throw Ed Peters under the bus, I expect soon to hear you giving advice to Benedict XVI about what he ought to do to solve the Church’s problems.
I leave you to your own counsel of which you are so fond.
I may not know better than anyone else in the world, but I know enough to know when I'm being snowed. I know enough to be able to see that the actions of this bishop are ineffectual. He will have mouthed a few words, and the president of Notre Dame will commit the objectively grave evil of further scandal by hosting the anti-Christ Obama for the reception of his honorary degree. Without consequences (at least any that come his way from the bishop of his diocese - perhaps the hundreds of thousands of ordinary, individual lay Catholics protesting this stinking pile of dung of a priest might have some effect, but as usual, that will be without the aid, assistance, and especially without the leadership of the bishop of the diocese).
I know enough to see a small number of other bishops who have acted more effectively to counteract scandal in the face of pseudo-Catholic pro-aborts, a group which clearly includes the current president of Notre Dame. I know enough that when I see mountains of horse manure, that doesn't mean I'm getting a pony.
As for “throwing [folks] under the bus,” well, oh dear me! LOL! So, if I disagree with someone, I'm throwing them under the bus? Wow.
I'd rather think that suggesting that someone who is on the front lines is, instead, an “REMF” is closer to throwing someone under the bus.
I know that you think I'm uncharitable to our poor wittle itty-bitty bishop-people for noticing how bad a job they generally do, but I suggest, first, that recognizing and facing up to reality isn't uncharitable, and second, that your own posts to me might be a little lacking in the charity department.
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