PUNTA GORDA, FL -

"We've been looking for a church that reaches our heart and this church does," North Port resident Diana Hull said.

Nothing but praise for the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Punta Gorda.

"Absolutely love Sacred Heart. I live in North Port, I wouldn't go any place else," Sacred Heart member Joan Zammett said.

"Father Jerry you can't get any better than that, that man is the best priest I've ever met," Sacred Heart member Bob Pulver said.

But not everyone has the same praise when it come to those higher up in the Catholic church.

"I think anytime you get up to that point of being a Bishop they are a little bit stick in the mud or whatever you want to call it," Pulver said.

Call For Action, a group that's mission is to inspire Catholics and transform church, wants Bishop Frank Dewane of the Diocese of Venice investigated.

In an online petition they plan to send to Pope Francis, they claim Bishop Dewane is a bully, intimidating and unfair.

"If you're not doing anything wrong don't worry about it, if he is then I hope that they do check on him," Pulver said.

In a statement from the Diocese of Venice they say Call For Action has been deemed "totally incompatible with the catholic faith by the Vatican." They say the allegations are simply untrue and the petition is dubious.

"You know rumors are rumors so you just never know," Zammett said.

The petition is gaining attention with more than 1,300 signatures so far.

The diocese hopes this division can end and the group and the church can move forward in unity.

We contacted a member of Call For Action and they have no comment at this time.

This comes on the heels of a story we broke in January when ten Catholic priests wrote letters asking for an investigation of Bishop Dewane.