Haunting Prophecy from Pope Emeritus “The Church of tomorrow will become small…we will have to start afresh”
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In a 1969 radio broadcast, that is now becoming legendary, Professor Josef Ratzinger’s suggested the Church will look very different in the future:
Seems so to me.
I think this is worth reading. Thought I believe the artwork is unfortunate. I believe that the wound in the Body of Christ will only be brought more to light, a necessary step for us all. So things may get worse news-wise. My faith is not determined by how our leaders act, but by my faith in Jesus Christ, and he is the heart of the Church. The Church and its leaders need to be challenged and if needed, to be punished for the great harm they have done.
However…,
compassion is also needed, and not the desire to hurt or to get even. We are called by Jesus to grow in love for all, knowing that all men and women are beloved of God. We must face the truth, embrace the confusion and anger many of us feel, but stay on course. Healing can only happen
when all is brought to the light.
We are all sinners, and I know that abusers, for the most part, were abused as children, not as an excuse, but something to remember.
I do know that this Gordian knot can only be undone by God’s infinite grace and mercy shown to all. There is great
sorrow in my heart, as well as anger, but to sink into despair, or hatred is a waste of time and will only give power to evil.
God bless us all.–BrMD