I don't think so -- as of the day before the funeral, the radio was reporting that the Chancery said he would be in Denver Saturday. I think if he had chosen to be there, he would have said the Mass.
Interesting. Why do you think he showed up?
I don’t quite get the connection.....he was there, right? He was not bound with duct tape or other means to keep him there, right? No one (presumably) had a gun to his head, right?
For whatever purpose or rationale, he CHOSE to be there.
Or, am I missing your meaning?
Militant