The Most Reverend Patrick O’Donoghue had this to say about dissent within the Church (from Lifesite News):

“It’s now up to us to fully embrace the ‘true’ teaching and decisions of the Council,” he said, “and abandon the ‘fictions’ foisted on us by some clergy, religious and laity who are disobedient and arrogant in their will-to-power. So, I am calling for an enquiring fidelity to the teaching of the Council”.

The bishop called on the students to challenge the false teachers within the Church, no matter their stature. “If you hear any Catholic say or teach something that goes against the teaching and discipline of the Church, as safe-guarded by the Pope,” he said, “politely, but firmly, challenge them, be they a lay catechist, teacher, deacon, priest or even a bishop”.

Many lay people are under the false impression that we must blindly follow our clerical leaders. I’m happy to see that this good bishop has seen fit to set the record straight on dissenters, both clerical and lay.