It is, but what does it have to do with the issue in the article? Yeah, there are sinners in the Church. They have been there since day one.
Rom 10:13 (KJV): For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Eph 1:6 (KJV): To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Eph 1:7 (KJV): In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
John 3:15 (KJV): That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 10:28-30 (KJV): And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one.
Titus 3:7 (KJV): That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
1 John 5:11-13 (KJV): And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
It seems to me when I am fortunate enough to meet my Lord Jesus, having accepted him as my Saviour, it is his mercy, love and forgiveness will be that which provides me his gift of eternal life. It is sad that man attempts to define what a church is, what group or church is deserving of same when it is not up to man to judge at all. It is amazing how man, in his arrogance, makes soemthing so simply asked of us such a complicated matter. Let the Church, groups of Christians if that better fits in the RCC definition teach us the word...Let Jesus, God do the judging.