There is truth in the following article concerning the temptations and spiritual dangers for those who are zealous for the reform of the Church. But what concrete measures is the author advocating so that bishops and priests can be held accountable, when many of them are part of the problem? A second Trent isn't going to resolve the issues that were left unaddressed by the first one, if Latins aren't willing to face the institutional problems of their churches. The Protestants may have been angry but they may have been angry for the right reasons, and were the bishops sufficiently pastorally attentive to their concerns or did they double down on authoritarianism and polemics?
Social media and spiritual dangers for Catholics today by Fr. Matthew MacDonald
Priests and laity can help each other along the way of grace in different ways, cooperating so as to refine the the authentic desire to fight corruption within the humanity of the Church.
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