The naked cynicism of aligning themselves with Vigano and choosing this moment to go "Hey everyone, guess what, we're trad now!" is breathtaking. Like being caught as a serial sexual harasser and waxing poetic about cancel culture. I believe the next step in the playbook is an interview with Taylor Marshall and a prominent GoFundMe. Maybe a paid speaking gig at some event held by the so-called Coalition for Cancelled Priests. Either way, the next step is money.

This whole story--a bishop seeming to overstep his bounds to come after a sick nun with the apparent support of the Vatican, followed by a hard turn into right wing culture war victimization by the convent--feels like an incredibly dark satire. God help us.