"In political jargon, a useful idiot is a derogatory term for a person perceived as propagandizing for a cause without fully comprehending the cause's goals, and who is cynically used by the cause's leaders. The term was originally used during the Cold War to describe non-communists regarded as susceptible to communist propaganda and manipulation. The term has often been attributed to Vladimir Lenin, but this attribution is unsubstantiated." Wiki
I have recently been unfriended and blocked by two Anglican priests with whom I have had close connection, one a young priest in the ACNA, and the other, sadly, canonically resident in one of the Continuing jurisdictions. They have both become intoxicated by the cause, slogans and activism of BLM, without realizing that there is an important distinction to be made between the godly proposition that black lives do indeed matter and the violent and destructive Marxist principles that fuel so much of that organization, and those of Antifa, whose communist ideology and violence has now been fully revealed. The aforementioned former priest has a "Christian" Facebook friend who has adopted Antifa symbols as his profile and cover pictures. He has exchanged pleasantries with him. I have screen captures etc. in case this priest reads this blog entry and tries to say it isn't so.
When they embrace Critical Race Theory and go protesting on the streets, however peaceful those protests are, they are playing into the hand of the radical Left, who mean ill not only toward traditional culture, society, and govenment, but toward Christ and His Church itself.
A time will soon come that will reveal not only their useful idiocy and shame, but even their betrayal of Christ, however much they say they love him. Good intentions aren't an excuse. As the saying goes, the road to hell is paved with them. These priests need to wake up, and soon. (Matt. 7:22)