I Do Believe That Those Who Compare

My Hope That The Church Will Emerge As A Strong Leader In Society Is Just That A Hope. What I Described In The Catholic Moment Is Not A Prophecy But The Outline Of A Possibility. There Are No Guarantees That My Hopes Expressed In The Catholic Moment Will Ever Be Realised.

One Would Like To Believe That People Who Think Of Themselves As Devout Christians Would Also Behave In A Manner That Is In According With Christian Ethics. But Pastorally And Existentially, I Know That This Is Not The Case, And Never Has Been.

If The Cause Of Poverty Is Marginalization, The Cure Is Inclusion.

Consumerism Is, Quite Precisely, The Consuming Of Life By The Things Consumed. It Is Living In A Manner That Is Measured By Having Rather Than Being... And Consumerism Is Hardly The Sin Of The Rich. The Poor, Driven By Discontent And Envy, May Be As Consumed By What They Do Not Have As The Rich Are Consumed By What They Do Have. The Question Is Not, Certainly Not Most Importantly, A Question About Economics. It Is First And Foremost A Cultural And Moral Problem Requiring A Cultural And Moral Remedy.

Religion As A Human Phenomenon Is As Riddled Through With Potential For Both Good And Evil As Any Other Phenomenon.