Are her (the Church's) members corrupt....yes,some. Has Hell prevailed against Her...who made you the judge? Christ promised us it wouldn't happen. (Matthew 16)
I call on Christians to come home to the Catholic Church and you specifically deaconjim...we need you!
The Body of Christ has open wounds and festering sores..she needs healing..and so do you..do not build your house on shifting sands on ever splintering Protestant "denominations."
Don't be consoled by the bickering between trads and neo-cons. We're inside..bickering like brothers at Thanksgiving. You are outside the Church. Brother, please come Home.
Obviously, you missed the point. The Catholic Church has been corrupted, and no longer represents Christ. Christians, however, make up the Body of Christ and are His church, regardless of denomination. My faith is in Christ, not any organization of men calling themselves a church (protestant denominations included).