I thought I was a lifelong republican and then the party left me behind. Oh for the days of Reagan...
Sorry, I got lost in fantasy land for about 20 minutes.
If I believed that the Catholic Church was a man made institution I would make some of the more virulent anti-Catholics on FR look positively ecumenical. If it is man made it is positively evil, not flawed, not human: evil. Evil because of what it claims to be and could not be if it was man made.
The Church, from the beginning to this day, has always been run by human beings. All prone to sin and error. The Church like everything else in this world of ours is not perfect and has made its share of mistakes.
Welcome aboard our Church. I’m glad you are here. But let me be the first to inform you: We are NOT holier than Thou, and we are far from perfect. We’ve made plenty of mistakes. Sorry to inform you.