Necessary Action

It is obviously a sad day when actions such as these are required, but thankfully the State of Kansas has a Catholic leader that will not allow the governor to continue to abuse her marginal association with Catholicism to the detriment of other Catholic believers in the State.

Here's his actual statement in The Leaven.

The governor has spoken to me on more than one occasion about her obligation to uphold state and federal laws and court decisions. I have asked her to show a similar sense of obligation to honor divine law and the laws, teaching and legitimate authority within the church.

I think he has always been a good bishop, but I wonder if having the support of other strong bishops to his North, South and East makes it easier to hold his ground publicly.