> The Church has always been interested in being correct more than being dogmatically rigid
The Church has always been a community of individuals who publicly confess the same beliefs, while privately holding on to their own motivations.
The Church has always been a community of individuals who publicly confess the same beliefs, while privately holding on to their own motivations.
Now, replace "the church" with any centralized apparatus of power and you've described government.
The cool Pope we have now is rolling back tons of rules because it's necessary for the survival of the institution, not because he necessarily thinks they're just. His opinion doesn't matter, only God's.