"AmChurch is in schism as are the Swiss and Germans."
DUH !
(friendly sarcasm off) There are some who think that the phenomenom of gay priests is somehow in the minority.......or that just beacuse a lot of American Bishops are gay does not mean that the "higher ups approve of this".
To anyone who in good faith holds this opinion I would say: kindly remove your head from your alimentary canal.
The enemy is not at the gate. The enemy is not inside the gate. The enemy has not infiltrated. These three concepts are not merely old news, they in no way accurately describe the reality of.......reality.
The reality is that the enemy has facilitated a throrough, top to bottom hostile corporate takover. The own the organization; they run all the key levers of power. They call all of the shots.........sign the paychecks, have the deeds to the property......and have changed the locks on the doors. And they are stealing the family silver.
All too many Catholics - those who still attend mass at the local NO church - are asleep. They think, in some dreamlike state, that all is well, that nothing has changes - or that what has changed is necessary and good. They trust "Father" with teaching the faith, administering the sacraments, handling the money, caring for they young.
And they will keep doing so. The most amazing thing is that they will, in some cases, keep supporting "Father" (or the Bishop)even after he has looted the parish treasury, and is caught in bed with a 13 year old boy!
Am I being extreme? No. What I earnestly desire for all Catholics is for them to understand what is the truth, and then to act in a positive and coherant manner to "strengthen what remains".
What you have written is very sad. I wish you were wrong, but I think you have nailed it with horrific accuracy.