Discuss a legal case involving the application of canon law and civil law, and provide your opinion about a bishop's role in this case.
Again, yet again, the St. Nick case did NOT even apply to the case Ray thought he had!  When it comes to a determination of title to property, courts do not apply canon law when there is no need to.  The case could be, and was, decided on neutral principles of CIVIL law!  Ray was attempting to coerce St. Stan's trustees to fork over the property and assets to him, under threat of excommunication.  A bully bishop, Ray had to go!