La. bishops: No guns in Catholic churches

[Stylites]

A canonical ban? The bishops in Louisiana don’t have the authority to alter canon law in their diocese.

The Bishops have the canonical right to ban weapons in their churches, as JReducation pointed out in #327.

 

[1holycatholic]

Nobody said that you had to agree with the bishop. Even JReducation told of how he obeyed his superiors even while sometimes disagreeing in his mind with their orders.

The point is simply this: the bishop gave a legitimate order regarding what may not be brought into churches into his diocese. His flock may disagree with him, but they are required to obey him.

If they think his order is entirely out of line, they may appeal to Rome. As simple as that.

This is what I have been saying.

 

[Stylites]

I said it’s not a matter of faith and morals, which it isn’t. That doesn’t mean I don’t have to obey the legitimate request of the bishop, only that I don’t have to agree with it. If it were a matter of faith and morals I would have to obey and agree.

Thanks for the clarification. The next step is to understand how disagreeing in a public venue is not helpful to the Church.