[ultima ratio]

Such blatantly unCatholic behavior on the part of US bishops should not be tolerated by Rome. But it is. If Rome took a strong stand, this imposition on the faithful could not stand. But it won't.

[rogator]

How is Bishop Thomas connected with this specific situation?

[Land of the Irish]

If Christ knelt before His Father in the Garden of Gethsemane, why can’t we at least do the same?

Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane while three of his disciples - Peter, James and John - sleep. An angel reveals a cup and a patten, symbols of his impending sacrifice. In the background, Judas approaches with the Roman soldiers who will arrest Jesus.

El Greco. The Agony in the Garden. c.1595