What happens when bishops, priests, and a cardinal publicly disregard the very Vatican document Catholics are told they must accept?

Father Robert McTeigue, S.J. examines a controversial Mass celebrating the 50th anniversary of a same-sex couple. According to the account discussed, two priests, two retired bishops, and a prominent cardinal participated, while the couple received a formal blessing during the Mass using a text reportedly authorized by the Belgian bishops.

The problem is that Fiducia Supplicans itself places explicit limits on blessings involving same-sex couples. Such blessings are not supposed to resemble a wedding, take place within a liturgical rite, use a formally prescribed ritual, or occur in connection with the sacraments.

So what happens when those restrictions appear to be ignored publicly—and by members of the hierarchy themselves?

As Catholics debate schism, excommunication, obedience, and communion with Rome, Father McTeigue, S.J. asks whether the same standards are being applied consistently. If Fiducia Supplicans belongs to the ordinary magisterium and requires religious submission of mind and will, what does it mean when bishops formally authorize practices that appear to contradict its express terms?