Bill Donahue does not decide who is and who is not a member.
The Gibsons themselves have separated themselves - and have done so loudly and proudly.
Gibson was baptized a catholic.
So was Glen Beck.
And yet no one considers Beck to be a catholic because he left and became a mormon.
Catholics here say that Catholic DOCTRINE teach once a Catholic always a Catholic because the sacrament places an indelible mark on your soul .
So Mel and yes Glenn are still under the authority of Rome and still Catholics ,,no “free will” there