Shucks - if you read the entire post by Randall you would see that he is distressed by what he sees in his own life and in the church he pastors. However, Christians are never told to accept false teaching or heresy, but to examine it and hold on to what is True.
What Randall saw in Mexico City was not, as reported by an RCC guard dog, made up. This type of idolatry gets reported on TC several times a year as people worship the dead (Mexico’s “Day of the Dead”) and very imagined apparition of Mary possible.
One would have to be delusional to deny that such things take place. To the degree that the people doing such are affiliated with the RCC, the RCC ought to discipline them rather than defend them.
I have read it and reread it and you are seeing something I am not. What caught my attention about the article was the fact that it appeared Randall was starting to get introspective about idolatry in his own church, but he stops just short of it and then goes back to what we can do to help those idolaters.
One would have to be delusional to deny that such things take place.
I did not deny that such things happen, just that we cannot know for sure what is in the hearts of the worshiper and therefor cannot determine if it is truly idolatry.
To the degree that the people doing such are affiliated with the RCC, the RCC ought to discipline them rather than defend them.
I think it would be wise to clean up our own house before concerning ourselves with what the Catholics should or should not do. Idolatry is just as rampant in our churches as it is the Catholic church, it is just not as visible.