Mr. Engler carries on about the non-excommunication of Illinois Democrats (such as the Governor) who established same-sex "marriage." Apparently he's quite miffed that someone was fired from his position as a Catholic-church musician for attempting gay 'marriage.'
Engler deliberately misleads his readers.
...If
you are a gay music director at a Catholic church and come out for
same-sex marriage, you lose your job, but if you are a Democratic,
Catholic politician responsible for making same-sex marriage legal in
Illinois, the archdiocese looks the other way....
Umnnhhhh....nope. The guy not only "came out for"--he actually got "married." Big difference.
As to the second half of this graf...
...To fire one and not excommunicate the other sends a mixed message to Catholics in Illinois about same-sex marriage.
Good point. However: 1) we do not know what the Illinois Bishops may or may not have said to the politicians in private; and 2) formally, excommunication is incurred by an individual without a declaration from the Church. That declaration is merely 'the paperwork,' but is not a requirement. In other words, the politicians may have excommunicated themselves through their action. Their action is sufficient in and of itself; no "paperwork" or public announcement is required.
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If Archbishop Dolan had no problem with Father Bryan Massingale's op-ed against the Wisconsin Defense of Marriage Amendment, some Illinois office-holder might wonder what his bishop would be upset about.
Yah, well, Abp. Dolan was on a mission, and this was only a short stop.
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