While reading through my E-mail I found an interesting document called Blueprint for Vatican III at the National Catholic Reporter web site.
The following excerpt from the document has caused me to look at some of my rantings about the institutional structure of the Church in a new light.
( The excerpt, and some comments on it )
I suppose in the end we are called to forgive the Church for its sinfulness. But that will prove to be as hard for us to "hate the sin, love the sinner" as it has proven for those within the church to do when they preach the same at us.
The following excerpt from the document has caused me to look at some of my rantings about the institutional structure of the Church in a new light.
( The excerpt, and some comments on it )
I suppose in the end we are called to forgive the Church for its sinfulness. But that will prove to be as hard for us to "hate the sin, love the sinner" as it has proven for those within the church to do when they preach the same at us.