Get serious. It is the freely chosen disobedient actions of the board members which is preventing them from legitimately receiving the sacraments. They seem to be the ones who want to play this out in the press. They seem to be the ones who would be all to ready to bring in schismatic Priests. The wisdom of Archbishop Burke dealing with this sooner rather than later is most apparent.
He is not "attempting" to deny sacraments to anyone. He is trying to ensure that a local parish ethnic Church is situated properly within the Church universal. How can he be their shepherd otherwise? Where there is no Bishop, there is no Church!
"Where there is no Bishop, there is no Church!"
A very ignorant statement indeed - especially in light of the persecuted church behind the Iron Curtain, as well as in China, and other non-Christian areas. Many times due to government oppression there was no Bishop.......or he was jailed/killed.......or replaced with an apostate syncophant.
The church in those situations continued to exist, and even thrive - without a Bishop.
Burke had a Polish parish, but he chose to act in a disruptive matter to uneccesisaliy churn up what should have been left alone. There was no heresy or schism involved. He created this mess - where there was previously no problem. Simply to flex his muscles and show how much of a bully he could be.
His interdict is moot, as it has no sound basis. It is obvious to all that this is a result of his avarice over the assets of this parish.
His diocese is awash with sex abuse court cases, and he also has gay/apostate clergy to deal with. But rather then solve any real problems, or show positive spiritual leadership, he decides to go to war with these folks over property.
This is gross foolishness! Burke is at one with his ilk.....like Egan.