Day's Links - 2015-01-09

This statement says it all when it comes to the approach of many of the Church, “I should add, though, that in conscience, it would always be a problem for me personally to attend the inauguration of any public official who promotes or supports abortion, *which we consider* to be a very grave moral evil.” (said the bishop)

The "which we consider" clause is the downfall of this statement. The Catholic, Universal Church should always say that abortion is "a very grave moral evil" *for all*. (The Church does reveal that abortion is *intrinsically* evil, for goodness sakes.)

Well, Tobin did the least he could do. And I mean the least.

So, where's the enforcement of Canon 915? He won't attend the inauguration, but he'll let her profane the sacrament at her parish. Where's the love for Jesus? And, as you point out, he reinforces Raimondo by letting her daughter serve at the altar.

And he's one of the better bishops in the US. Good by comparison, but objectively speaking not. The bar for bishops is Claret, de Sales, Anthanasius.... Those are good bishops. How does Tobin really measure up?