One date would be as good as another, but let us use June 8, 2014 as a place to begin. The place is the Diocese of Arlington. The topic is an open letter to the members of St. Charles Borromeo Parish. Although there are a number of ways to view the letter, it might be worthwhile to consider its contents in the light of Canon Law, specifically “THE OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF CLERICS.” Canon 273 states: “Clerics are bound by a special obligation to show reverence and obedience to the Supreme Pontiff and their own ordinary.”