Dreher in the DMN, on hearing a pro-life homily:

After this Sunday’s Mass, I thanked the priest for his words, and told him I wanted to praise him in print. He kindly asked me not to, explaining that it could only get him in trouble with his bishop. I understood. I’ve known good priests to be punished by their bishops for teaching the Catholic faith, but no priests punished for failing to do so.

This is the context in which the move by some Catholic bishops to deny communion to pro-choice politicians – and now, according to the bishop of Colorado Springs, to Catholics who vote for them – should be understood.