From the little I know about Bishop Weigand, he has always been publicly a very strong advocate for the unborn, but he also seems shy in a way, not really a public speaker. He has really impressed me.
One thing that struck me is that the Bishop said he has been trying to resolve this with Davis privately, but Davis refuses to meet and he had no recourse, after the orphanage incident and the attacks by the Governor on Monsignour Kavanaugh to address the matter publicly.
It makes me think that there might be more of this that is going on, and I think it's only right that the Bishop's try and solve these situations in private whenever possible. The Church is not out to embarrass anyone, and doesn't want to excommunicate anyone. But to call yourself a faithful Catholic over and over, but denounce the teachings of the church, eventually something has to give. Davis has brought this problem on himself. He didn't have to bring his religion up into the public arena -- there are many pro-abort Catholics in the Legislature who simply don't talk about being Catholic (they KNOW what they are doing is wrong, so not talking about it they think it can go away). But Davis made a POINT to say it's OK to be Catholic and pro-abortion. He has NO right to say that.
I wrote Bishop Weigand a letter after the pro-life mass, and anyone in the Sacramento Diocese, please write him and pledge your support for his statements, and whatever decision he makes. This can't be an easy time for him, and he needs the support of the faithful.
God bless.
Actually, it's a free country. He has the right to say that.
However, it's a completely false statement. He knows that. He's lying, when he says that.
And it's a free country. The rest of us (including Bishop Weigand) have a right to say that Gay Davis is a liar.