In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.
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I love this. But it begs the questions, what is essential? Who decides what is essential? Why do they have that power to decide what is essential?
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For me, this is the heart of disunity. Because at the heart of this question is: Who has authority?
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I think it’s totally reasonable that people discard the authority of the Catholic Church. We’ve failed. In horrible ways. Many times.
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We’ve failed to show lives transformed by the sacraments. The saints have been heroic, and there’s no denying their holiness, but the bad tends to outweigh the good for people. And too many of us have been bad witnesses, myself included.
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But just because it’s reasonable to discard the Church’s authority, does that make it right?
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Catholic brothers and sisters, witness to lives transformed by the sacraments. Witness to the great beauty of the Catholic faith. (And I’m preaching to myself here.)
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Non-Catholic brothers and sisters, question your source of authority. Put them to the test. Charitably of course. Who gets to say what’s essential or not? Why? Leave no stone unturned. Your joy is at stake.
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