"I like clarity, and there’s a reason why," began the archbishop. "I think modern life, including life in the Church, suffers from a phony unwillingness to offend that poses as prudence and good manners, but too often turns out to be cowardice. Human beings owe each other respect and appropriate courtesy. But we also owe each other the truth -- which means candor."
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So true.
It's amazing how, when you read the Gospels very carefully, you realize just how (for lack of a better term) "in-your-face" Christ and St. John the Baptist were. ("Hypocrites!", "Liars", "Brood of vipers!")
I don't know where the modern world's sissified view of Christ comes from.
Christ was no wimp.
And we shouldn't be either.
I IMAGINE THAT THE SOFTER, GENTLER VERSION OF JESUS WAS CREATED OUT OF THE BRUTALITY AND HARDSHIP THAT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE IMAGE OF SOMEONE WHO WAS ALL GOOD, ALL KIND AND ALWAYS GENTLE IN NATURE WAS AN IDEAL THAT WAS FAR REMOVED FROM THE NORMAL COURSE OF LIFE FOR CENTURIES, AND APPEALED TO AN IDEAL THAT DID NOT EXIST IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.
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