Excellent article in every word, except the man is not a Catholic. It is good to hear and see others echoing, what I have had to learn by living it. Here is the Catholic side to add to the article:
The slide down to a totalitarian world will continue at the current lightning speed, till enough Catholics return to LIVE the faith. It only took 10 good men to save Sơdơm & Gomorrah, nevertheless, they were not to be found. Similarly today, it does not take every Catholic to save the world, however, I see scarcely any Catholics really living the faith, even in SSPX chapels. One would at least expect to have a majority of Catholics living the faith in SSPX chapels, however, that is not the case.
If a Catholic compares himself to the world, they will certainly come to conclude that they are holy, however, the Church has always taught that we must compare ourselves to the best, not the worst. Unless we are constantly living by the advice below, we may be part of the problem and not know it. Just finding Cathinfo and reading what people post here, which is not heard anywhere, is a great gift from God, do not think that we will be saved by just reading what we should be doing. The knowledge that has been given to us by God is a two edged sword, and it can be our condemnation if we want to continue playing games with God, if we wish to continue treading the ordinary paths:
They who are enlightened to walk in the way of perfection, and through lukewarmness wish to tread the ordinary paths, shall be abandoned. (Bl. Angela of Foligno)
They who are to be saved as Saints, and wish to be saved as imperfect souls, shall not be saved. (Pope St. Gregory the Great)
St. Teresa.... had she not risen from the state of lukewarmness in which she lived, she would in the end have lost the grace of God and been damned. ( St. Alphonsus Liguori)
The average Joe in the pew cannot change the world, he can however change himself and his wife and children. In fact, it is his duty and vocation to change his little part of the world, his family. If every Catholic father created a Catholic world in his home, the rest of the world would quickly halt it's slide into the abyss of slavery and begin the turn towards light, the true freedom of the Catholic Faith LIVED.