You are right. The biggest danger to the faithful of the Church are not anti Catholic outsiders- but to the so called Catholic insiders who disguise their desire for the Church's downfall with pleadings for Reform. Yes there are good Catholics who want to see true Reform. Meaning a return to the teachings of the Church by her Clergy and laity. A return to a liturgy that truly glorifies God and His love for us. These reformers love the Church as Christ's bride on Earth and would never prostitute her.
But those like VOTF want a false Reformation. One that denies the Church's teachings and sets them up as their own popes. You can tell the enemies of the Church by their fruits. Bitterness, rancor, hatred, disobedience, contempt and slander are not fruits of the Holy Spirit. These are fruits of the Spirit of The Age.
These wolves need to be sent packing and kept out of the sheep fold.
Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) | From their mission statement, they are attempting to "3. Shape structural change within Church." This is intended to make a "democratic" Church which clearly violates the hierarchical structure which has always existed and is reemphasized in Vatican II Lumen Gentium. The chairman James Muller states in a National Catholic Reporter article on April 26, 2002, ìWe have donation without representation, and we have to change that.î Also on a CNN interview dated April 29, 2002, the chairman desires cafeteria Catholicism: "... our goal is to provide a democracy for the laity, so that the laity can decide what they want and then counterbalance the absolute power, which we have now of the hierarchy." See more details below. |
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When Wolves Dress Like Sheep: Close Look at Voice of the Faithful | Deal Hudson | But notice the bait-and-switch tactic used [by VOTF] in listing its three goals. Everyone can rally behind the cry of supporting faithful priests and the abused, but "change within the church" could encompass a variety of "changes" that are well outside the Church's teaching. (off-site) |
An Inside Look at Voice of the Faithful | Danny DeBruin | As the subject says. (off-site) |
Dissidents Advance Usual Agenda | Paul Likoudis | VOTF is a clone of Call to Action. (off-site) |
A Pastoral Letter From Your Priests [regarding VOTF] | Rev. Thomas A. Frechette | Pastoral letter in response to parishioner queries regarding VOTF. (off-site) |