When the time comes for civil disobedience...

I’m definitely with you. It truly seems that the majority of bishops are working to accelerate the collapse of the Church. If and when the current dispensation is ever lifted, how many will return to mass?

I feel blessed. Ohio's has exempted religious gatherings from the start from health orders and advisories. Parishes require masks, rope off every other pew and otherwise enforce social distancing. (There is no holy water and receiving on the tongue is either discouraged or outright banned. I'm not happy about that). But Masses are open and the faithful receive the sacraments. My prayers for believers in states and localities where public Masses are heavily restricted or banned.

Mass and the sacraments are essential. We should not let the government or its agents dictate otherwise. The Portland Bishop is a loser. Wolf in sheep's clothing. Shutting off the Churches has no effect on Covid spreading. We should fight tooth and nail. They let Walmarts,Targets and Home Depot to be essential. Their rules are pure bias against religion and the work to destroy the 1st Amendment. We must rebel or lose our rights. St Michael protect us.

I'm with you! Wholeheartedly so. Back in March, a two weeks lock down was intended to "flatten the curve" and end the virus. The strategy not only didn't work but resulted in many unintended tragic consequences. Closing churches worldwide was especially bad idea, and totally pointless.

I'm with you, and most dioceses have priests who would show up. But their parishioners want to protect them (both from secular authorities and their own bishops) by conforming to all conformable regulations. Here in SD, we can reasonably have Mass outside nearly every Sunday, although it will be a hardship for the elderly and infirm. In the colder regions of CA, the outdoor Mass mandate is going to become increasingly undoable for many people. That's where I hope there's rebellion.

I believe it is past time for civil disobedience. It's a matter of logistics. Our pastor locks the doors of the church until 15 minutes before Mass. Then, people are let in until church attendees are properly socially-distanced at which time every one trying to come in are told they cannot come in for Mass and that they should go home and watch live stream. If we tried to flood the church with people, there would be a tussle. I'm all for a "charitable tussle" at this point. Ideas welcome.

In answer to your last question, "Who's with me?" I'd say the St. Charles Borromeo Society, openourchurches.org. At least there are organizations of laypeople willing to fight to keep our churches open, and hold prayer gatherings outside the closed churches as you encourage us to do.

“A mans gotta do, what a mans gotta do”.

Can't you understand that meeting in groups feeds the virus? You are not being deprived of the Sacraments, you are being preserved for them. I just talked to a hospitalized priest who is close to being placed on a ventilator. One of his brother priests died a few months back from the disease. These liturgical restrictions are part of the duty of ordinaries in order to safeguard their flocks and their pastors. It's too easy to accuse the bishops of timidity. Our duty is to tough it out.