Indeed, what makes modern liberalism and islamofacism so dangerous is that they seek to transform their false religion into a top-down command and control political system.
And, btw, I agree with you on the Taliban Christians who appoint themselves as God's spokepersons to determine who goes to heaven or hell.
I also don't see a wall of separation between political truths, religious truths or scientific truths.
“The scripture in Matthew 7 is eminently applicable because modern liberalism has all the trappings of a religion right down to their dogmas and false prophets.”
Who’s talking about liberalism though? The point of this thread is discuss the contention of the article, i.e. that authority (specifically the authority claimed by the Catholic church and the Pope) is necessary to divine the truth of Scripture.
Now, if I assert that I can read Scripture and, through the God-given faculty of reason, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, determine for myself what the meaning of that Scripture is, does that make me a false prophet? Unless you are making that argument, then how is Matthew 7 applicable?
I would argue that the Catholic claim of an infallible Pope who is able to judge Scripture and pronounce doctrine through divine guidance or revelation is much more appropriately subject to the test of Matthew 7.