The fruits of the loss of faith among clergy are a 'tremendous general confusion, obfuscation, darkness regarding doctrine, morals, and liturgy,' Bishop Athanasius Schneider said.
By Emily Mangiaracina
Lifesite News
June 11, 2026
Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, said that a "remarkable number of high-ranking clergy" have "lost the Catholic faith."
"They want another Church: half-Protestant Church, half worldly, adapted to the impression of the world," Schneider youtube Catholic writer and podcaster Matt Gaspers during a larger discussion about the Second Vatican Council and the Society of St.