December 17, 2003
A great quote from Sheed
This is an excellent quote explaining the nature of obedience to God's Will:
"We are not baptized into the hierarchy; do not receive the Cardinals sacramentally; will not spend an eternity in the beatific vision of the pope. Christ is the point. I, myself, admire the present pope, but even if I criticised him as harshly as some do, even if his successor proved to be as bad as some of those who have gone before, even if I find the Church, as I have to live with it, a pain in the neck, I should still say that nothing that a pope (or a priest) could do or say would make me wish to leave the church, although I might well wish that they would leave."
I had not heard this one before. Thanks to Mark Shea for pointing it out.
Posted by Jay at December 17, 2003 10:02 AM | TrackBack |
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Would that all the groups who wish to change the Church from what she is would hold this idea in higher regard. It is truly our privilege to be a part of Christ's Church, and nothing should get in our way of helping Her, not even other members.
Posted by: savrx at December 30, 2003 11:53 AM
