I’m sure that the libs will be happy to see Bishop Martino go, but I’m not sure if they had the power to push him out without his consent—because he was feeling sick and tired.
Let’s wait and see who is appointed in his place, and what happens next.
The Church in America is, indeed, in a difficult position. If they offend the libs, they will lose money at the collection plate, sure. But if they kowtow to the libs, they will continue to bleed Catholics and suffer from a worsening shortage of priests.
It would have been MUCH easier if the bishops had stood fast earlier. But there were negative forces who had wormed their way in at Rome as well as here, and it wasn’t done. Now, the only way is to bit the bullet and suffer the short term consequences, if the Church is to be healed and start to grow again.
“It would have been MUCH easier if the bishops had stood fast earlier.”
I often think this too. Perhaps a lot of the jelly spined behavior is due to bishops thinking that they will have to explain why they weren’t towing the line all along, especially as concerns baby butchery.
Freegards
The libs don’t give money to the Church.