From the article:
**“The Church in Germany is superbly organized. But behind the structures, is there also a corresponding spiritual strength, the strength of faith in the living God? We must honestly admit that we have more than enough by way of structure but not enough by way of Spirit. I would add: the real crisis facing the Church in the western world is a crisis of faith. If we do not find a way of genuinely renewing our faith, all structural reform will remain ineffective.”**
I’m sure I am not the only one who exclaims, “Oh, I miss Pope Benedict XVI so much!”
Exactly - so many treasures being treated with such holy reverence while souls are too often seemingly secondary to the glitter.