Coming Down Hard...
Very hard

Well, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Raleigh, Monsignor David Brockman, payed a little visit to North Carolina's favorite break away wannabe-Banana Republic... 'er, I mean St. Andrew's Parish in Red Springs. Hey vatos, secession's been out of vogue for over a hundred years. Give it a rest.

And it looks like His Excellency doesn't have a lot of patience for those who criminally trespass and physically threaten a priest. St. Andrew's Parish has been shut down. For the time being, at least.

I've also come to understand that when His Excellency makes the decision (NOT the mob) to re-open the doors of St. Andrew's, he will personally celebrate the first Mass. In the Marine Corps, that's what we called Leadership By Example.

If the thugs who use to (and in some cases, those who still) think they can punk-out the bishop, they'd better guess again. That just ain't gonna happen. Period. Take it for what it's worth.

And somewhat along the same lines, I've heard and read that the Knights of Columbus making a lot of noise in regards to being "In Solidarity With Our Priests". Really? Why hasn't there been a peep out of the KofC North Carolina State Council?

There's no doubt in my military mind that certain stand-up-kinda-guy members of The KofC (such as Paul the Regular Guy and Simplex Vir) are asking the very same question.