That Is The Roman Way: To Give

And A Third Thing Is The Understanding Of The Church As A Community, A Communion Which Is Just A Hierarchy But The People Of God, Whose Servants Are The Priests And Bishops.

Even Apart From The Image Of A Truly Merciless God That Contradicts Everything We Can Assume From What Jesus Says About The Either Of The Lost, Can We Be Surprised At A Time When Retributive Punishments Without An Opportunity Of Probation Are Being Increasingly Abandoned In Education And Penal Justice, That The Idea Not Only Of A Lifelong, But Even Eternal Punishment Of Body And Soul, Seems To Many People Absolutely Monstrous.

We Are Conscious That Religions Cannot Solve The Economic, Political And Social Problems Of This Earth.

The Gospel Has To Be The Norm.

God's Love Does Not Protect Us From Suffering. God's Love Protects Us In The Midst Of Suffering.