https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2012/08/28/priest-urges-catholics-to-love-the-church-warts-and-all/ The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Wed, 27 Jan 2016 01:24:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2012/08/28/priest-urges-catholics-to-love-the-church-warts-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:54:41 +0000 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=4615#comment-641 I guess if a person is a comitted Catholic that means taking the rough with the smooth. In as much as the Church involves human agency it is bound to have the shortcomings that all institutions involving human beings have. I support a stance of Christian realism that recognises that the Kingdom of God is present in the Church and in the world but is not yet fully realised. Christian faith, hope and love are made real through the Church and its mission even if imperfectly.

]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2012/08/28/priest-urges-catholics-to-love-the-church-warts-and-all/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:46:17 +0000 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=4615#comment-517 “What would Jesus do?” This has got to be one of the most critical questions any Christian could ask. Surely Jesus would forgive His church as His church should forgive others. So, why is there a concept of excommunication?

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