So here’s a question for canon lawyers: could +Dolan have written Cuomo and ordered him not to sign the abortion bill under pain of excommunication and then followed through if Cuomo signed it?
As always, I suspect the intent would matter. Informing him in advance may mean he is selecting his own decision with advanced knowledge. The difference may lie in whether they attempt to push him in one direction or another. A neutral tone to an adult with a choice may be fine.
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This is just my own gut feeling. But God is very clear with us about the discipline we will face before we make our choices. We are given a choice and encouraged in the right direction. A pathway back is shown as well.
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TL;DR: A brotherly tone of “This is what will happen, please don’t do it,” is different from “Don’t do it or else we will do this to you.”
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