[madprof98]

I want to see the E-word.

Even that might not get their attention, but a few new "guidelines" in an obscure document surely won't do the trick.

[Steve_Seattle]

"a few new guidelines in an obscure document won't do the trick"

Absolutely true. Liberal Catholics don't give a damn what the pope says even when the guidelines aren't in obscure documents. Here in Seattle, Catholic churches routinely flout norms set by the Vatican. In many parts of the USA, there are parallel churches - the official church of traditional doctrine, and the actual church in which people do as they please. It is this latter church that created the climate conducive to all the sex scandals that have rocked the church.

[winin2000]

I'd lay a hefty bet right now you couldn't find one currently pro-abortion elected official of either party in the heavily Catholic yet heavily pro-choice Northeast who would obey Church teaching if it threatened their power.

They'd choose excommunication and wallow in would surely be the laudits of their pro-abortion constituents for standing up to the "intolerant" Church.