[Campion]

This scandal is pervasive and goes to the heart of a priesthood made up of men who are considered to be an "alter Christus"

As was explained to me on another thread by one of your friends, when a Protestant minister does egregiously immoral stuff, you guys simply declare him to have been an "unbeliever" and move on.

Which is rather facile, since a Protestant church brought him up in the faith, a Protestant seminary educated him in the faith, and a Protestant congregation elevated him to the ministry.

BTW, you still don't have a clue what alter Christus means.

For starters, here's what it "entitles" someone to:

And this:

Of course, he's entitled to that as alter Christus. It's the prize he gets on earth to prepare him for the prize he'll get in heaven.

Of course, laypeople are also called to image our Blessed Lord:

[Natural Law]

"BTW, you still don't have a clue what alter Christus means."

It is distressing how so many profess to be experts on the Catechism and Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church without having ever read or attempted to understand either. Unfortunately, for too many, a study of all things Catholic is limited to Google searches and excerpting any reference that reinforces a negative preconception.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

We are not to become Christ.

We are to become like Christ.

May God help the RCC to know the difference.