The Church is structured in such a way as to give Bishops control of their diocese and responsibility for what happens there. You have the power to silence, censure, and drive out any group in your diocese using the Church for it's own political gain. You can deny communion to members and I think even excommunicate those that obstinately refuse to accept lawful Church authority. Look to the actions of Archbishop Burke regarding St. Stanislaus while here in St. Louis.
I know that you can affect change. So, what are you going to do? Subsidiarity demands that we start at the bottom to solve our problems; we can't look to Rome. We're here to support you, believe me. There are many, many loyal, orthodox Catholics out here waiting for a leader to stand up. Are you that man?
What are WE going to do?
"...Fourth, self-described “Catholic” groups have done a serious disservice to justice, to the Church, and to the ethical needs of the American people by undercutting the leadership and witness of their own bishops. For groups like Catholics United, this is unsurprising. In their effect, if not in formal intent, such groups exist to advance the interests of a particular political spectrum. Nor is it newsworthy from an organization like Network, which – whatever the nature of its good work -- has rarely shown much enthusiasm for a definition of “social justice” that includes the rights of the unborn child.
But the actions of the Catholic Health Association (CHA) in providing a deliberate public counter-message to the bishops were both surprising and profoundly disappointing; and also genuinely damaging. In the crucial final days of debate on health-care legislation, CHA lobbyists worked directly against the efforts of the American bishops in their approach to members of Congress. The bad law we now likely face, we owe in part to the efforts of the Catholic Health Association and similar “Catholic” organizations."
Archdiocese of Denver
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