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...effectively surrender claims to moral superiority, let alone divine direction. As a Catholic, I believe in the workings of divine grace, that in the end light defeats darkness; but as a reasoning human being, I know that no mortal institution has direct access to it. If the Holy Spirit guides cardinals when they choose a Pope, where is it when bishops are moving ordained rapists from parish to parish...
Little can alleviate the pain and suffering of the abuse victims. But at least in one sense, the Dr. Seuss sense, Catholics can use the Easter spirit of renewal to turn this heartbreak into something positive by putting their religion - their singular communion with Jesus' life and teachings - above their church. We're in this mess largely because we've continued to let the Catholic Church believe that it's somehow more important than the Catholic religion. And that's got to stop. (See the top 10 Jesus films of all time...
Nietzsche also strongly believes that this sort of discourse is important to Pfopen as it "is uniquely endowed with an enlightened readership (notwithstanding God's presence) and tight house spirit...
...spirit of awards season, Harvard will be rolling out its very own carpet as it hosts an award ceremony—but this time, the carpet is in a peculiar shade of green...
...Harming animals hurts the spirit of the people, especially the younger generation," says Chang Jiwen, a professor of law at the Chinese Academy of the Social Sciences and one of the key drivers of the legislation. "A ban on abusing animals generally would illustrate that China has reached a new level of civilization...