When Henry VIII made his move to dump his wife and queen and marry the Boleyn woman, even if it meant dismantling the Catholic Church and murdering Her faithful, you could say that no Catholic bishop went along with that. But you'd still have to face that every Catholic bishop went along with it except John Fisher.
Call it the "Sensus Infidelium".
Our bishops, the 'good' ones as well as the 'bad', are unanimous in their unlawful defiance as regards Canon 915. They --- and we --- are reaping the results of that infidelity.
Following Canon 915 today would be totally meaningless.
They should do it anyway. But it will mean zilch. It will simply be interpreted as a temper tantrum by stupid little boys. It will mean something to “real Catholics.”
But see, that’s the point. The distinction between real Catholics and fake Catholics real. So for you to fault me for making it misses the point.
The sifting has already taken place. Those who care already know that Sebelius and her ilk are the devil’s spawn and don’t need bishops to tell them that. Those who don’t care won’t miss a stride if the bishops do excommunicate them.
The bishops should do it anyway. But it won’t matter.
It’s over. The evidence of who is a real Catholic and who is not will come out in the fire of persecution. The bishops long ago gave away any de facto authority to excommunicate. In truth they have it but in practice they no longer have it.
Whatever.