You can’t forgive a heretic until he has repented. If people do not wish to abide by Catholic doctrine, they should be honest and separate themselves. Staying in the Church lets them lead many, many more people astray than if they left.
Their repentance and reconciliation is always a possibility. But they have to do it, and cannot be kept within the bosom of the Church to poison others if they do not do so. And the bishops are falling down on their duty to protect the flock if they do not declare this.
This is the only part of your post that I'd disagree with. IMO you can forgive them. But there's a whole bunch of other stuff that you should(n't) do until they repent.
If people do not wish to abide by Catholic doctrine, they should be honest and separate themselves. Staying in the Church lets them lead many, many more people astray than if they left.
Amen!
Their repentance and reconciliation is always a possibility. But they have to do it, and cannot be kept within the bosom of the Church to poison others if they do not do so. And the bishops are falling down on their duty to protect the flock if they do not declare this.
Amen, amen, and AMEN livius! IMO this equally applies to those in Protestant denominations as it does to the Catholic church. This is why I don't believe that Catholics should be so eager to trumpet the growth the current church is experiencing. Until (unless) a change in public morality matches the change in membership numbers, any real growth is IMO illusionary and deceptive.
Agree perfectly with you here. I still don't think they should go to Protestant churches though, they should not have the opportunity to spread their heresies in any forum among those who profess to be follow Christ.