[Bridesheadfan]

That’s one of the worst problems in the Church today: the issue of true and false obedience. If the Pope came out and tomorrow and said “I want all Catholics to burn their houses down”, some of the “faithful” would just say “Should I use gasoline or propane, your Holiness?”.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

If the Pope came out and tomorrow and said “I want all Catholics to burn their houses down”, some of the “faithful” would just say “Should I use gasoline or propane, your Holiness?”.

I can't think of anyone in my parish who would. But I know plenty of self-identifying Catholics who have a problem with obedience, but they're usually not active in the Church, Sunday Catholics, or cultural Catholics.

[kinsman redeemer]

the issue of true and false obedience.

This is EXACTLY on the mark. The problem throughout the gathering of Catholics is their adherence to "sacred tradition" and their abandonment of God's Word. They have their false hope in what they do - not in what Christ did.

There are exceptions - but NOT among those on this forum who relentlessly defend their "faith."