Looking ahead to 2021 in the life of the church in the US

Looking ahead to 2021 in the life of the church in the US 

I was wondering who owned the Catholic News Association. They are the same fools who own the National Catholic Register. Both names are attempts at misdirection that are only meant to confuse. What happens at EWTN is really not worth comment. Mother Angelica is weeping. After today's sad events, the Bishops conference should be informed by Rome that they need to stop associating themselves with the Trump seditionists.

As I have said, it is not the place of the bishops to educate Biden. It is up to Biden to educate the bishops, especially with regard to constitutional law. The bishops have been ill-served by their sycophant lawyers - both in terms of what constitutes sedition and why legal abortion can never be curtailed. 

What is important for the life of the Church is the general tone of the papacy under Francis. The dark years of virtual infallibility are over. The assumption there was such a thing was a belief in magic. And not the good kind. Prayers that ask God to correct the errors in thought you perceive in others violates what prayer is about - which is personal discernment. 

Amoris should be addressed prayerfully. That discussion will undoubtedly educate the recalcitrant that, even before the synod, the clergy were largely following similar procedures when dealing with the question of returning to Communion. 

Francis may yet save the credibility of the Church. If you were to ask most baptized Catholics about the credibility of the bishops on birth control, sexual morality generally, weekly Mass attendance or politics - they would simply laugh at you. The bishops should seek polling on this matter. If the poll is validly designed, they will not like the answers. That is why it needs to be done. 

The baptized should also be asked about whether the hierarchs should control the budget and property of the Church, or be selected from Rome. They would not dare ask, as they would hate that answer all the more. What they fear the most is an honest opinion on the ordination of women. Many clergy may answer the same way, if they were sure the survey was anonymous.

The Nuncio's voice and role are not nearly as important as that of Sean Cardinal Advisor O'Malley. The reason some bishops are letting their freak flag fly is that they know what he will say about them and who shall succeed them. As with the Trumpist movement, the day of the cultural warrior bishop will soon end.