tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258148.post8423308087873044388..comments2017-01-18T11:09:10.203-08:00Comments on ericmesselt: Idolatry in the ChurchUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258148.post-13554322184756363252009-05-05T09:02:00.000-07:002009-05-05T09:02:00.000-07:00But here's another voice:
“The language of priest...But here's another voice:<br /><br />“The language of priesthood and prophecy and the pursuit of holiness is impassioned and perilous…. Those who have been touched by the burning coal from the altar, and whose touch has been ratified by the call of the Church, must not pretend that nothing special has happened to them. Such pretense is not humility but blasphemy; it is not modesty but ingratitude; it is not devotion to equality but evasion of responsibility. It is fear, the fear of being different. And when we are afraid to act upon the difference to which we are called, we inhibit others from acting upon the difference to which they are called.” – Richard John Neuhaus, “The Pursuit of Holiness.”emesselthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04612128710367711641noreply@blogger.com