Sophia Grace, SSD, is an active member of the parish of St. Mary Magdalene the Apostle parish. She has her Doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Catholic University of America, with a specialization in the Gospel of John. Her pastor, Fr. James Goodhart, knows of Sophia's reputation as a good speaker and a person of faith. Fr. Goodhart asks Dr. Grace to give the homily for the fourth Sunday of Lent; the gospel for that day is John 4, Jesus and the Samaritan woman.
After Mass that day, Fr. Goodhart is greeted by the Chancelor, who was making a surprise visit to the parish. Chancelor Stickler needles Fr. Goodhart about having other people do his work for him, and asks about "that woman who gave the reflection." Fr. Goodhart introduces Chancelor Stickler to Dr. Grace as "our homilist for today." After some polite discussion, the Chancelor excuses himself and leaves the church.
Monday morning, Fr. Goodhart receives a call from the Bishop, and is reprimanded for calling Dr. Grace the "homilist." "Jim, you know a woman can't be a homilist. You shouldn't have had her in the pulpit at all. Just call it a reflection and I'll let it go." Bishop Goodenough orders Fr. Goodhart to make a public correction, both orally at the masses the next week, and also in writing in the parish bulletin. Fr. Goodhart refuses: "No, sir, I don't know that. She did give the homily, and she did a beautiful job. I will not dishonor her service by calling it by a false name." Bishop Goodenough replies, "Look, Jim, don't be difficult. Just send me the copy of the bullein retraction, and I'll forget I ever heard about this."
Fr. Goodhart prints a notice in the parish bulletin thanking Dr. Grace "for her beautiful homily during Mass last Sunday." He sends a copy to the Bishop. Two days later he receives a certified letter from the Bishop, suspending him from priestly duties, and notifying him that he has been removed as pastor of the parish, effective immediately. What canonical issues do you see in this case, and how would you resolve them?