The problem isn't Cuomo...The problem is the Cardinal...Why is it conservatives continue to accept this guy as being the head Catholic in the U.S.??? Why isn't he denounced like he shoud be??? Why does your pope(s) allow this guy to lead when he appears to be in opposition to your religion???
Bishops enjoy a position of absolute authority, not delegated authority. They are not "answerable" to the Pope, meaning that their authority is not delegated and therefore cannot be stripped from them - it can only be voluntarily laid down. Dolan cannot be deposed without his own cooperation in the matter.
But the question assumes that Dolan's lay critics have an authoritative understanding of Catholicism, and that Dolan's actions are in opposition to the Catholic religion. I'm not convinced of that myself. Critics will quote Canon 915, but how many bishops agree with the way that the lay critic understands it? Who is authorized, who has authority to infallibly interpret the Canon and to challenge Dolan's actions? Could the layperson's private interpretation of the Canon be wrong?
Could it be that Dolan is actually in line with his religion?