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?
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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I don’t disagree. The specific topic in the original question though was about the bishop “ordering” him not to sign it with a threat of punishment if he disobeyed. That’s the crux of my argument.
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