tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370764850032156076.post8353376631557423348..comments2023-09-24T09:08:15.824-04:00Comments on SUNLIT UPLANDS: Charity Requires Bold and Clear Teaching in New York; Enforce Canon 915Daniel J. Cassidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621882531269437087noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370764850032156076.post-26384213923631466812011-07-06T10:48:01.816-04:002011-07-06T10:48:01.816-04:00Dan,
I'm so grateful for the rousing send-off...Dan,<br /><br />I'm so grateful for the rousing send-off to our appeal! Denying Communion to prominent dissident Catholic lawmakers might seen harsh and punitive but it is the best response for a number of reasons, primarily as a necessary wake-up call to their flagrant defiance of Church teaching and the admonitions of their bishops, but also as a message of hope for all their fellow Catholics who are scandalized by their example. <br /><br />Thanks for the superb analogy by Fr. Landry. It was spot-on and explains clearly that this kind of disciplinary measure is like all judicious discipline a form of "tough love."<br /><br />With you, I remain hopeful that with a little encouragement Archbishop Dolan will in the end decide to enforce Church law in this situation.<br /><br />Julie Collorafi, Concerned Long Island CatholicsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com