>> What is the value in preserving such an entity?<<
The reform of the institution is being remarkably successful. Get back to me when you’ve succeeded at driving the heresy out of any of the Protestant churches, and we’ll discuss unity.
>> Would it not be better to start over, based on the proper teachings of Christ? <<
Yeah, it’s called “establishing orthodoxy.” It’s exactly what John Paul II and Benedict XVI are doing. Or wait, you weren’t suggesting that we pile on all kinds of *new* radical innovations, were you?
Not interested in the Protestant church.
As long as the likes of cardinal law sit in Rome in a place of honor - the church has done too little to cleanse itself from evil.