I do not wish to hurt feelings of folks in this forum. I apologize if I have. It is really hard to see what is happening to CF. I am a crusader by nature and it is hard to accept what has happened in 3 1/2 months.

I'm going to be really honest with you... more honest than I have been in a long time.
When I first was on staff Steve, I considered you my enemy. I wasn't sure about you and felt that you were a threat to my Catholic forum and to me... me being Catholic. I didn't trust you, nor like you.
I was always polite to you because it would of been a sin in my heart not to be. I probaby have written negative things about you at one time... and for this.. I pray and beg for your forgiveness.
After getting to know you better throughout the years now, I have come to realize that you are not my enemy and you have grown to be very dear to me. A friend. A true and loving brother in Christ that I respect.
I have grown to not only respect you and love you as my brother in Christ, but also to appreciate your insights and your great sense of humor and most of all your courage and strength to stand up for Christ. We may not agree on a lot of things in our Christian faith beliefs... but I do believe that we agree on Christ being Lord and Savior and that the changes that have taken place have been very detrimental to those seeking Christ and those who might be weak in their faith.
I understand your hurt and discouragement because of the changes here. We all are hurting and probably discouraged too... you are not alone.
The reason that I'm opening up like this is because I trust you to know that you are dear to me now and together, in unity, we'll pray through these things and in unity, we'll get through these things... and tomorrow really is another day for us to all continue to fight the good fight of faith and not to give up. Sure, we take breaks... it's good to take breaks and refresh ourselves... it's good to stand back and watch and lurk... and learn and grow... but at the end, my brother in Christ, my dear friend... when we meet Jesus face to face... we'll know with all of our heart that we did what we could... we did our best. That is all we can hope for and pray for and desire.