Today, both Teresa Tomeo (of Catholic radio and TV) and Al Kresta (of Catholic radio) took sharp aim at the hate-filled blithering blather of Cuomo, during their respective syndicated Catholic radio shows. The contrast is striking.
The article by Pat Archbold that you linked to in your "Post 5" there NYer takes obvious aim near the end of the article (with that photo and those comments) at Cardinal Dolan, the most conspicuous of those New York Bishops who have seemingly lost their voices. He should be publicly defending his Church and her people when they are under such hideous public attack, especially by notorious leaders like Cuomo with undeserved authority and influence and power like that.
If he cannot find the backbone, gumption, and sense of righteous decency and justice to even raise a tiny little mouse-like squeak against the maniacal ravings of a madman like Cuomo and Cuomo's bitter attacks on those under Dolan's direct pastoral care (who are truly in the right regarding these important issues) then Dolan should immediately resign his sacred post in shame, and slink off into obscurity and "let another take his post".
(Just as a comparison, I believe that by now, both Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia and Archbishop Lori of Baltimore would have robustly blasted Cuomo publicly -- like his viscious attacks were made publicly -- if their offices were in the State of New York.)
What does a politician have to do in this country to get Canon. 915 applied?!? What must a politician do to get excommunicated?!?
The last time a politician was threatened with excommunication in the USA it was 50 years ago and was over segregation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leander_Perez#Perez_and_the_Catholic_Church
It's now 4 days .... SILENCE. NRO has an interview with him that predates the Cuomo comment; however, the article opens with comments made by Cardinal Dolan, outside St. Patrick's Cathedral on Sunday.
‘We have to come to the assistance of the poor and the vulnerable,” Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan said outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral after Mass on Sunday morning. “Wherever the dignity of human life . . . is threatened,” people of faith have a “sacred responsibility,” he said, to “speak up” and “come to the assistance” of those whose civil rights are endangered, most especially “the innocent baby in the womb.”
Cardinal Dolan on the Civil Rights of the Unborn
IOW, "we" catholics must defend the sanctity of life but don't count on him to lead the charge. Dolan's approach with politicians, media and others in the public forum, is one of back slapping, happy go lucky, giddy, smiling catholic, believing he can curry favor with honey and smiles. He is non-confrontational. No backbone graphic for him.