[sinkspur]

I think we need a kind of elite squad of assistant inquisitors, under the authority of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, who go from parish to parish and watch for violations of Church doctrine and canon law.

Catholics United for the Faith used to do exactly that. They complained about even legitimate practices to Rome so often that Ratzinger got tired of listening to them.

[B Knotts]

Obviously, I wasn't talking about a lay organization, nor was I talking about reporting legal practices. You're not going to deny, are you, that there are many parishes which violate canon law on a regular basis? Certain things are certainly expected from each of us; I don't think obedience to the Magisterium is too much to ask from diocesan officials.

Sure, we could just have a beer, sit back and say "the heck with it" and watch as the Church becomes the New Episcopal Church, but I'd rather see something done to stop that, wouldn't you?

I'm not some SSPXer who demands the end of Novus Ordo or something; I'm just really getting concerned about the flagrant disobediance that seems to be running rampant in the U.S. Church right now.