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I can’t understand how the Pope is going along with this.
He's Bishop of Rome, not of Ft. Wayne-South Bend. He does his part by blocking pro-abort Ambassador-nominees from the Obama Administration --- which he has reportedly done three times now--- :o)
Seriously, this is the Catholic understanding of the role of bishop (each one being strictly responsible for his own diocese) plus the Catholic principle of subsidiarity (every task should be carried out by the smallest or most local unit which is competent to do it; or in other words, local responsibilities are not to be absorbed by central control.)
I do hope the top canonical judge (+Raymond Burke in Rome, an excellent canon lawyer) is advising Bp D'Arcy on the full scope of his options as bishop. I'd like to see D'Arcy rescind Notre Dame's privilege of calling itself a Catholic university, rescind permission for the traditional Mass celebrated on campus in conjunction with the commencement, and suspend Fr. Jenkns' right to function as a priest in the diocese, for defiance. (Yes, I'm the type who would like to go straight to the canonical axe, but that's probably a flaw on my part.)
Incidentally,the level of bishop activity is exceptionally good, and we can only press on strongly for more. So, have you contacted yours?
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[Here Mrs. Don-o starts banging both her tambourines and leading a chorus of "We-e-e- are the Chu-u-ur-r-r-ch..."]
:o)
Christifideles (that's us!) Do your part!
>I can’t understand how the Pope is going along with this.<
I don’t think he should — this is an American political affair with Catholic undertones.