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Originally Posted by Dan.Linehan  I bet if you recorded ten sermons and analyzed the lessons, churches would be teaching something entirely different. |
They have to do it like that otherwise they will self destruct. The current church organization is contrary to the true teachings of Christ.
If there is any ounce of awareness on the part of a priest, he should refuse a life of opulence as long as there are still people in need. Unfortunately, they live in nice big homes and drive expensive cars and the worst thing is that they don't see it as incongruent with what Christ instructed them to do.
Monseigneur Bienvenue (the Bishop from Les Misserable) is a perfect example of how a priest should approach its job and it would be funny to ask a priest why isn't he living like that... it would be funny to listen to the arguments that he will bring to justify his way.