[Ransomed]

“Because now, at last, the U.S. Catholic bishops are 100% on board and motivated...”

They are doing much better. Not 100%. They have still to use actual discipline on public Catholics who publicly support the mandate. Hollering is fine, but if it is just hollering without anything to back it up, it just shows everyone it must not be too big a deal when you get right down to it after all.

Freegards

[Mrs. Don-o]

Oh, I just meant that 100% of them are officially signed on to say they reject the HHS Mandate. That's the GOOD news.

The BAD new is that almost 100% of our bishops are still in violation of Canon 915, even after Abp Burke wrote the authoritative interpretation in which he used the word "must" SEVENTEEN TIMES

CANON 915:
THE DISCIPLINE REGARDING
THE DENIAL OF HOLY COMMUNION
TO THOSE OBSTINATELY PERSEVERING
IN MANIFEST GRAVE SIN (LINK)

Go ahead, click the link and check it out. It's as carved-in-stone as a curial document can be. It is mandatory. And it helps to highlight the "musts".