Things happen when you are smack dab in the middle of a schism.
They consider themselves to be "above the law."
Canon Law. Civil law. Church Law. Natural Law. God's Law ... All Law.
Manion says --- with a confidence that surprises me--- that now they're at the end of their tether. I hope he's right.
I certainly know less about it than he (Manion) does. My own hunch is that it's going to take a much more comprehensive collapse of the whole USCCB power structure. The Bad Guys have very far-reaching branches and very deep roots.
And the so-called "good" bishops don't denounce them.
Nobody said a word --- nobody made a peep --- until the police and subpoena servers were pounding on the chancery door.
Mario Cuomo, NY Governor {January 1, 1983 December 31, 1994} was granted a mass Of Christian burial at St. Ignatius of Loyola RC Church and buried in St. John Cemetery(RC) with the approval of Servant of God, Cardinal Cooke.
I don’t remember much about Cooke, but I remember at the time being outraged! An unrepentant ‘abortion rights’ zealot like Cuomo should be not have been worthy of such honors.