Sometime we ought to go read the whole bloomin’ thing to have accurate comments to make about it. Sometimes we’re just commenting about other people’s impressions. Nonetheless it appears a weak or trouble-prone spot if not actually “active.” If only weak, it could be remedied by being supplemented with more information.
Here’s where I would like to digress and point out that people never choose bad things just for the sake of the bad. They choose them because they think it’s good, in their expurgated world view. It’s the Garden folly, powered by the devil, of presuming to know good and evil when that is beyond finite human ken, but one can construct an expurgated system that presents the illusion of outlining good and evil in a neat little package.
Yes, and that's why I oppose the Catholic system.
Pope Francis has come out as a socialist and many Catholics have gone from being quasi-conservative to socialist now in order to follow who they think is the representative of Christ. Like you say, they think it's the right thing to do.
That's why God says "Study to show yourself approved". If these people would study rather than follow, they would be approved. God wants those who care enough about Him and have enough faith to believe what the Word says without running what has been written through a church "official". Yes, look to teachers for guidance, but then decide for yourself who is worthy to guide, instead of following every "official" that is sent down the pike.
Mystery Babylon is being revealed at this moment, it's time for God's people to come out of her.