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?
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Replying to @padrebrendon
As someone who’s been confirmed for 3 months now, let me take a stab at this... Coercing someone with excommunication would likely be an abuse of power, as obedience must be a choice. However, stating the consequences of the support of abortion in this case may be different.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @padrebrendon
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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Replying to @TheBrometheus @padrebrendon
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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