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To: Salvation
We must also keep in mind that when we criticize the Church (or her clergy), we criticize Christ.

That is not true.

8 posted on 12/01/2011 8:19:59 AM PST by Tribune7 (Perry, Newt, Cain or Santorum)
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The evil within the hearts of men, men in the Church, will never destroy Christ’s Church, but will certainly smear it in most ugly ways, not unlike enemies outside the Church with eveil likewise in their own hearts.

The Church will be cleaned up by those who have faith, hope, and charity in their hearts, be they priests and up or the laity. Jesus will make use of both.

And He has been. Praise Him.

Now, universities and schools and non-profits and other faith ministries will look to the most publicized example for direction as the Church continues to figure out how to protect human dignity and bring Justice as well for the violated.

After the bubonic plague, when 2/3 of priests were dead and 1/3 of Europe, the Church needed priests and there weren’t the seminaries to educate them. This lead to abuses that led Martin Luther to break. The Church began to reflect and clean up its act - leading to seminaries to better teach the faith. Our seminaries broke down in the last century - and our Church is making changes.

Thank You Jesus. Help the violated - both the victims and the wrongly accused.

Faith, Hope, Charity. That’s what we need. The three theological virtures.


19 posted on 12/01/2011 9:50:28 AM PST by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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