[ebb tide]

The FSSP church shut down because the bishop ordered it. I have nothing but contempt for bishops who buckled to civil authorities in the matter, but an FSSP priest in a parish setting cannot disobey the local bishop.

That's interesting. You have nothing but contempt for bishops who buckle, yet you give a pass to the priests who buckle to those same bishops.

[Alberta's Child]

The bishops are not subject to civil authorities in these matters. Even in a secular nation like the U.S., churches have won nearly every court case where they challenged a COVID-19 shutdown order by governors or mayors.

Priests ARE subject to the orders of their bishops. They take a vow of obedience when they are ordained.

[Alberta's Child]

Just to be clear ... My comments here specifically apply to cases where bishops accepted civil orders to shut down even when those orders represented clear constitutional violations.