Bishop's public position on Vigano

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Apparently it does not matter as the bishop’s conference was told not to act from the vatican. A couple of observations:
There appear to be two or three different sets of standards in the Catholic Church in America for Catholic clergy that misbehave sexually. Priests are sent to either Saint Luke’s in DC or Downingtown, PA or other psychiatric institutions. Typically the time is 6 months to a year; or they are thrown in jail- or both. In either case, innocent or guilty, their faculties are suspended and they can no longer practice as priests if the situation involves children- In a few cases I know two career chaplains in the US Army were cleared of any civil or criminal wrongdoing by the courts once they retired. But when they went back to their endorsing dioceses (where they were ordained) they were no longer allowed to practice as priests. If the situation involves consenting adults in the US, faculties are still suspended and the priest goes to a psychological care facility for a minimum of 6 months.
Bishops on the other hand can and have used the financial resources of their dioceses to fight cases. Cardinals who have no immediate supervisors may be given a “sentence of seclusion, pennance, and prayer” but to date have never been laicized. This has to be addressed first before house is cleaned. Vigano named 23 cardinals, 9 bishops, and 5 priests. Now we wonder about the silence of US bishops- what about the Cardinals? Too many glass houses.
 
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I betted $50 Blase Cupich was in opposition. I was right.
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In the recent vote most bishops backed down at the USCCB. Keep in mind they know certain Cardinals and bishops have the ear of the pope.

It might have been a far different vote if there was a secret ballot.

There could be repercussions, either from Rome or from your present or
future cardinal-metropolitan, if you are seen voting against the powers.
 
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Everyone has been patiently waiting for the USCCB to finally take some meaningful action at this conference and to no one’s surprise they did nothing. It was a huge disappointment and showed how out of touch they are with what the laity is feeling.

I’ve heard from several people on here that they agree with what had taken place at this conference, and are expecting great things to happen in February when the pope meets with the worlds leading bishops.

At this point I’m not holding my breath and I believe come February there will be no widespread support or action on behalf of the victims. But instead they will draft these long winded letters talking about how they condemn the abuse and they care for the children. But nothing will be mentioned about the homosexual abuse and there will be no transparency regarding anybody named in Viganò’s letters.
 
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There’s a climate in Rome in the last 5 years. They don’t want any voices that might say something unexpected. There’s no bringing people with different ideas to the table. Instead those who see things differently are fired, go off into exile.

The 2 prior popes sometimes appointed people who had different views from their own. They retained smart liberals and conservatives on staff and responsible positions.

I think they have already decided what will be in the final document.
 
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