In Light of the Law - Complicit Clergy

A Bishop’s Failure to Enforce Canon Law Does Not Excuse His Faithful From Following It

October 10, 2018 from In Light of the Law by Ed Peters

It needs no long blog post from a canon lawyer to explain how wrong would be a failure by a bishop to protect his faithful against scandal (CCC 2284, 2287) and/or to defend the Eucharist against potential sacrilege (CCC 2120) but, make no mistake, in reiterating that “it is not [his] policy” to withhold holy Communion from persons in ‘same-sex … Read more

Some Suggest Archbishop Viganò’s Call for Francis’ Resignation is a Mistake – It’s Not — IF the Charges Viganò has Made are True

September 6, 2018 from In Light of the Law by Ed Peters

Apologies for a long post; I don’t have time to write a short one. I don’t mean to single out Fr. Raymond de Souza, whom I have read with profit many times, but his essay over at National Catholic Register, “It’s time to turn down the temperature”, touches on several issues related to the clergy … Read more