I don't think there are many Bishops worth their titles these days, certainly not in my part of the world, although Minnesota has shown some fight. Neither Archbishops Lori nor Gregory have covered themselves in glory with all the panicky shutdown nonsense. And then there's this (via Mundabor):
The TL;DR take is that public Masses won't take place until there is a vaccine for the coronavirus. Since there has never been a vaccine for any coronavirus, am I to take it that they believe there will never be another in-person Mass?
One of my complaints, long before I was writing these thoughts out, was how can an institution predicated in part on a premise of faith and "be not afraid" run away with its tail tucked underneath and yet retain credibility?
It can't.
Too many of our shepherds have decided to gain the world in exchange for their souls and have made the conscious decision that flesh is more important than spirit. They are perfectly happy allowing for Caesar to decide when and if churches reopen.
The Church will remain, but I can't say with certainty that the Church in the Western World will necessarily remain.
A pity, indeed.
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