Thought I heard otherwise, but I accept what you say. Deniability.
I am going by photographs I saw of O’Malley slobbering on Joe Biden in the church. O’Malley wasn’t vested for Mass. A bishop often “presides” at a Mass (funerals in particular) while a priest or priests celebrate it.
O’Malley gushed on his blog about the abortion and sodomy supporter for putting his Catholic faith first in his life.
Deniability is not the issue. Presiding at the Mass means he fully endorses abortion. If he had any objection to abortion, he wouldn’t allow a funeral for a baby-murderer. His god is the Democrat party.