Your average US bishop, when faced with the problem of bad Catholic politicians — say, pro-aborts — may go so far as to say that a pro-abortion pol shouldn’t receive Holy Communion. On the other hand, most bishops won’t go so far as to apply any penalty under church law: he’ll just leave it up to that individual pol to hear the teaching and do the right thing.
In contrast, Archbishop Pilarczyk of Cincinnati, when faced with the question of non-discrimination against homosexual persons, indicates that civil legal enforcement of this moral teaching would be a good idea.
Let me get this straight, Archbishop: imposing mere penalties of church law on manifest grave sinners who support child-killing would be counterproductive, but imposing criminal penalties by the state on, say, housing discriminators would be fitting and right. You know, if you keep swallowing those camels, you’re going to need an otolaryngologist.
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Isn’t unjust discrimination against homosexuals covered under laws protecting the disabled?
The Archbishop is defending his turf. He has no babies, why would he worry?