[NYer]

There is another aspect of this issue. On those occasions where the Catholic Church publicly excommunicates someone, it is often followed by a backlash from supporters. That in turn provokes confusion which generates individuals siding with the individual excommunicated. Take, for example, former priest, Roy Bourgeois, a staunch supporter of women's ordination. His superiors met with him on multiple occasions and issued warnings. When that failed, they turned to the Vatican and Pope Benedict formally excommunicated him in 2008. Bourgeois is still making the rounds, ginning up support through a showing of the movie “Pink Smoke Over the Vatican,” a 2011 documentary which details the controversial movement for women’s ordination. The tour was recently in Michigan and will soon be in NY. With the election of Pope Francis, Bourgeois plans to appeal his excommunication.

“Now will he have the courage to really bring about a real change, especially in the way of gender equality?” Bourgeois asked. “I’m cautiously optimistic.”

And these individuals have the sympathy of the mainstream media. Here is another example: Brazil Priest Excommunicated For Defending Gay Rights

Pelosi and Biden have excommunicated themselves. We don't need the media to turn them into martyrs.

[OneWingedShark]

Pelosi and Biden have excommunicated themselves. We don't need the media to turn them into martyrs.

That's like "give yourself a spanking" right?

[A.A. Cunningham]

the mainstream media(sic)

There's no such thing. The DLEMM - Dominant Liberal Establishment Mass Media - is anything but mainstream. Liberals are not mainstream they are an anomoly. People need to stop using the misnomer "mainstream media".