[aimhigh]

but you have to understand that the Church looks at everything through the prism of their being a religious institution, not a governmental body.

Just another way of saying the Catholic church is blind. The church has different responsibilities than governments. The church shouldn't be circumventing the government in fullfilling it's responsibility to "execute wrath on him who practices evil. (Romans 13:4).

[khnyny]

One of the tenets of Christianity is repentance and salvation through Christ by sinners.

The Church doesn't "circumvent" governments. That sounds like the argument that the Communists used to use, lol. Too funny.