re: #177 elbruce

Interestingly enough, per Benedict (nee Ratzinger)’s 2001 order mishandling of the eucharist is one of those things which the Vatican reserves to itself to investigate centrally. It was listed as a line item well above the sexual abuse of children, but the same rule applies. People in the local parish are supposed to keep quiet about it until the Vatican can investigate and make a ruling. So technically, all of the people making a big deal about what that dickwad did and sending him death threats were in direct violation of a Papal order.

I wouldn’t think the Code of Canon Law applies to non-Catholics. In other words the Vatican would have no authority over non-Catholics, and these investigations would be one that would involve Catholics within a congregation.

Of course anyone sending him death threats was way wrong to do so, and THAT behavior should be prosecuted, if it’s possible to prosecute those sorts of threats.

So technically speaking, we had and have the right to be offended by Myers’ actions, and to make it known.