I'm making no assumptuons.

I rest on what I said earlier. And, at this point, it's not even this particular event with this particular bishop. It's about the fact that it's yet another violation of the canons and everyone goes "It's fine" or "we can't question the bishops." And I also recognize that it may even be partly that bishops of this Archdiocese have let me know that I cannot be a priest for something I did (non criminal and happened when I wasn't going to Church for a few years). I accept that. I don't fight it or find a lenient bishop. Then, these same bishops allow something that is also in violation of the canons and, quite frankly, can cast the Archdiocese in a negative light (yes, I do imagine headlines). And the response? "We shouldn't judge?" That has been tossed around so much, we've forgotten the meaning and that there are times tonjudge...just no condemn. I'm upset because it feels like I can no longer say that the Church's bishops deal swiftly with these kinds of things. It feels too much like there's a club mentality. As for my situation, please understand: I accept full responsibility and accept that I will never be a priest, even though it's what I felt called to my entire childhood and still feel that's where I was supposed to go. I'm not mad that he gets x but I dont. I'm mad because it feels like a double standard and that he's being protected.

I liked the initial response. He was retired and left to work out his salvation in a different way. Why is that a bad thing? Too many people acting like he has a right to be a bishop. Nobody has the right.

Anyway. I guess I just have this to say: what does it matter? And where does it stop? We hard a hardline. It's gone now.