The polarization within Catholicism is fueled by political ideologies, not Catholic theology. And this comes from both the left and right and from the highest realms of the Church.
For most rank and file Catholics, though, the Catholic Faith is something personal, sometimes fueled by gnostic tendencies, but personal none the less.
A Catholic psychiatrist says this about Faith and Spirituality in general:
ROME – Spanish psychiatrist Enrique Rojas, Director of the Spanish Institute of Psychiatrics, believes that the four cornerstones of a person’s psychology are intelligence, will, affectivity, and spirituality. Faith, he said, is what gives a person perspective to see what truly matters.
“I would never tell a patient to give up religion, because religion, when it is properly understood, is never a hindrance,” Rojas said. “Faith is good, and it is necessary. Telling a patient to leave faith aside would be like telling them to ignore culture or work. That is not to say that the church, as an institution, is not flawed. But much like I cannot give up on politics because a politician disappointed me, I cannot leave the church because a cleric disappoints me.”
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Father McDonald,
Here is a barn burner of an article by Archbishop Auger on "Episcopal Conferences." I think you will find it enligthening and entertaining!
https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2022/04/episcopal-conference-freedom-for.html#more
Fr. AJM,
I realize this is a Roman Catholic blog, but, at times, I feel we need to not broad-brush all with statements such as these. The first sentence, fairly, should read: The polarization within the Roman Catholic Church is fueled by political ideologies, not Catholic theology. I hate to say it, but this is your problem, not ours.
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