From The Missive:
We all know how frustrating things can get with the varied degrees of shortcomings displayed by the human element of the Church. Temptations to question the veracity of the Church may begin to slowly foment in the hearts and minds of those trying to walk the straight and narrow path that leads to eternal life.
Prudentially, while there is some responsibility to keep ourselves reasonably informed about what may or may not be going on, there are limits to this, and especially if we find the news upsetting our inner peace and adversely affecting the performance of the duties of our states in life, one of the four principal means to salvation (something perhaps for a later post). Keeping a cool head in times of trial and stress is important, and a contributing component to that is to keep an objectivity about things. (Read more.)
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All the standards of decency we once looked up to, the Church, Our Republic, Priests, Pastors, teachers have betrayed us. This is not to include all those in these respected positions, and we praise them for continuing to uphold the standards. The fact that corruption has been exposed is in its own way positive so that we can confront it, eliminate it and move on to support those who continue to give their best efforts to do what is right and protect the reputation of their profession.
Amen!
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