The Holiness of Priests Makes the Entire Church Holy
“Every worldly priest hinders the growth of the Church. Every saintly priest promotes it.” Anti-Catholicism aside, there is good reason for stronger backlash against scandal in the priesthood compared with other professions. The fall of a priest is a bigger evil. Priests are in persona Christi—in the person of Christ. They give us the sacraments, all rooted in the … Read more