Something we must not forget: Dissent Poisons

Fr. John Corapi, gave an address some time ago called "A Message for Homeschoolers". I have listened to the tape a number of times and it is a powerful and truthful expression of the fatal dangers of dissent and disobedience.

Some excerpts:

"There is no such thing as being a good Catholic and being disobedient to the Holy Father. There is no such thing as being a good Catholic and being a dissident when it comes to faith and morals. There is no such thing as dissent from authentic and authoritative Church teaching. No such thing. Those who do that separate themselves from Christ and His body. They become dead members of the body of Christ.

Crystal clear!

You should avoid such people like the plague and you should keep your children from such people as though keeping them from the worst contagion, because contact with such people can poison their minds, poison their souls and kill them morally and spiritually, and you don't want to be responsible for that. That is not lack of charity, that is not lack of pastoral concern. That IS charity, that IS being pastoral and that IS being merciful. It is not merciful to turn our children over to those that can poison their hearts and minds. That is not charitable, merciful, nor pastoral.

Such is what has been permitted in many parts of the Church - and the fruits of such permissiveness is death. Many, however, do not see it. They have been blinded by living in darkness for too long of a time...They are spiritually dead or dying. They need prayers most of all with perhaps, a dose of catechesis.

More of Fr. Corapi's address here.