
William Daniel , assistant professor, canon law, was quoted in a CNN story about Neil Gorsuch's religious background. See below.
From: CNN Date: March 20, 2017Author: Daniel Burke
... Once baptized Catholic, a person enters an unbreakable theological communion, even if he or she later worships in a different church, said William Daniel, a canon law expert at Catholic University in Washington, DC."We would say that fundamentally such a person is still Catholic, even if they are living out their life as a Lutheran or Episcopalian. We wouldn't confront the person, but if they asked, we would say: Yes, you're still a part of the Catholic Church."Daniel emphasized that he was not speaking specifically about Gorsuch. ...