If I am praying for the Synod, then I WILL trust in God precisely because nothing is impossible for him. I CHOOSE to trust Him no matter what happens and we have a lot of pretty rough events ahead of us...within the Church and within the world in general.
“Understand that reflexive cynicism and reflexive credulity are not opposites, but flip sides of the same coin of ignorance. Reflexive credulity discerns nothing but takes everything at face value. It takes no responsibility, but leaves every decision to others. It is an excuse to not apply your mind to your faith, but simply entrust it to others. But the Lord says you shall love your God with all you mind, heart and soul. There is no escape from the responsibility each of us bear. Even so, among the reflexively credulous are some perfectly innocent souls who may be saved by that innocence – though it is a dangerous path for anyone who can do more and does not. Reflexive cynicism, however, has no saving grace whatsoever. It avoids having to think by simply seeing the bad in everything. It is a lazy man’s way of playing at sophistication. It is an acid that eats away at the soul, for it does not just deny the good, but the very possibility of good. If there is a blindness to reflexive credulity, reflexive cynicism sees the world through satan’s eyes, ever accusing mankind.” ...Charles Johnson
As do I, but without blinders, "reflexive credulity" or "reflexive cynicism".
"But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
"And in the morning: To day there will be a storm, for the sky is red and lowering. You know then how to discern the face of the sky: and can you not know the signs of the times?"
This is the Charles Johnson who claims to have “received prophetic visitation all his life” and in his article and the comments below shows a disdainful attitude toward traditional Catholics.
Since those who receive actual supernatural visitations are generally disinclined to loudly publicize their experiences, and since maligning traditional Catholics using such a sweeping broad brush (part of which you quoted) is the antithesis of charitable behavior, it would be prudent to take his pontifications with an enormous shovel full of salt. Common sense rather than “reflexive cynicism” leads one to this conclusion.
Charles Johnson: “Hi AJ. Sometimes angels visit me without identifying themselves. The one who instructed me from childhood did not reveal he was Gabriel until I was in my early 40s. Even then, he did not tell me until I began to suspect he was Michael. So I may have visited with Raphael but if so, he has never identified himself to me.”
http://charliej373.wordpress.com/about/