 Opposition to the renewal mainly arose over traditional Pentecostal views of mainline churches, especially the Roman Catholic Church, and how those views were being called into question.These churches had historically been mistrusted by Pentecostals, but now many inside these churches were claiming the same experiences that Pentecostals enjoyed without rejecting those churches.Some AOG ministers responded with "new openness to ecumenical relationships", but others warned against "linking hands with modernists and liberals".