American Bishops deciding enough is enough. Case in point? Abp. Dolan

In follow-up to Ed Peter's insight that American Bishops may be starting to feel that enough is enough, comes this most-welcome letter from Abp. Dolan to dissenter Dan Maguire (via Jeff and Dom):

As the bishop of the archdiocese where you reside, I am obliged to reply to your circular form-letter, sent to the bishops of the country on June 19, 2006.

The opinions expressed in the two pamphlets enclosed in that correspondence are totally at odds with clear Church teaching. Sacred Scripture, the Magisterium, and Natural Law are consistent in opposition to abortion and so-called same-sex marriage.

You speak of your duty to dissent. Well, at least call it such. To claim that support for abortion and same-sex “marriage” is consonant with Catholic moral teaching is preposterous and disingenuous.

I, too, have a duty: to teach what the Church clearly believes. Your opinion on these two matters is contrary to the faith and morals of the Church.

Dom and Jeff both have more on the background and follow-up to the story. It should be remembered that this Dan Maguire character most-recently surfaced on AmP coverage trying to claim St. Antoninus was a "pro-choice" Catholic saint. What rubbish.

Well, apparently Archbishop Dolan agrees and is willing to say so.