If it matters, the article was written by a Catholic Priest for the publication of a Catholic pro-life organization. I knew that he was Catholic by his use of the Vulgate version of "Rachel weeping for her children". When we filthy Papists say things like "the Church" we DO use it equivocally, sometimes meaning the Roman Catholic Church, sometimes meaning the entire Catholic Church, and sometimes meaning all the Baptized. Since this is an article in what amounts to an in-house publication I think the writer can be forgiven less than perfect theological precision
And I’m pretty sensitive when it comes to institutional, um, (words coming to mind: arrogance, abuse, encroachment, calcification, line-blurring, tyranny)... I’ll say institutional-think, when it interferes with God-think.
Whether it’s about Baptists bringing up gossip in congregational meetings or Catholics’ 2000? (I’d say, maybe 1700 year) collections of its tradition-ality.
We try to add so much to the Gospel, admonitions of the Word, and basic, wise principles of polity, etc.
God is very jealous for us. He doesn’t like it at all, when someone eclipses the direct light He sheds, in whatever way, or when people muddy up the waters that flow from under the throne.