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?
Under coercion, a man may choose not to do bad but the choice is meaningless. Likewise, if he chooses to do good to avoid a punishment rather than out of obedience, the choice is meaningless. Coercion leads to lukewarm believers. That said, coercion to protect millions...
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Please educate me as to why?
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I’m not arguing against excommunication in the slightest. My point is that just as in parenthood there is a difference between an authortiarian bishop and an authoritative bishop. One makes choices for people, the other strongly encourages people in their own choices.
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