Archbishop Weisenburger and the Episcopal Double Standard, by Phil Lawler

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Jul 25, 2025

Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org.  See full bio.

ADDITIONAL COMMENT:  SOURCE: X – Philip Lawler – @PhilLawler – “Confirming latest reports: Respected canon-law expert Ed Peters has also been sacked by Archbishop Weisenburger.”

Is there are a double standard for judging the behavior of Catholic bishops? Can liberal bishops push their own controversial ideas without fear of public rebuke, while their more conservative colleagues are shunned as “uncollegial” if they break with the general consensus?

For an answer to those rhetorical questions, consider the case of Detroit’s Archbishop Edward Weisenburger. Ordinarily a newly installed prelate is advised to spend some time listening to his people before making any major policy decisions. But Weisenburger waited only a few weeks after his installation before announcing that the Traditional Latin Mass could no longer be celebrated his the parishes of the Detroit archdiocese. Now, several weeks later, he has raised eyebrows again by firing two prominent professors at his archdiocesan seminary. …

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