In recent times the Catholic Church has been shaken by the sex abuse scandal of priests and bishops trying to protect those guilty priests. And also it has a history where clergy even in very high positions who have abused their powers. Then even after all these incidents how can the catholic church be holy?
To explain this I would like to give an example. Suppose I have a great smart phone say Samsung Galaxy Nexus. And suppose I am an idiot( that's not a difficult thing to suppose). Now even if I use that phone for a long time does that make phone idiot? Will that smart phone become “dumb phone”? No, because the ability and worth of the phone is not related to its user. In the same way though the servants of the church are unworthy that does not make the church unworthy. Even though they are sinful men that does not make its ministry and purpose sinful. It there to bring people closer to Christ by administering Sacraments. And how sinful or corrupt its ministers become just like how idiotic the users of a smart phone become the sacraments of the Church which are instituted by Christ himself will remain holy.
Now some people ask how can a sinful man absolve the sins of other people. He can because the absolution of the sins comes from the power and grace of God and not by personal credit of the minister delivering it. Let me give another example. I am a software engineering student. And I freaking hate TurboC compiler but if I give it the right code it has to compile and give me the correct output and it doesn't matter whether I love that computer program or I hate it. In the same it is God which gives the grace through the sacraments and not the minister.
God Bless You!
To explain this I would like to give an example. Suppose I have a great smart phone say Samsung Galaxy Nexus. And suppose I am an idiot( that's not a difficult thing to suppose). Now even if I use that phone for a long time does that make phone idiot? Will that smart phone become “dumb phone”? No, because the ability and worth of the phone is not related to its user. In the same way though the servants of the church are unworthy that does not make the church unworthy. Even though they are sinful men that does not make its ministry and purpose sinful. It there to bring people closer to Christ by administering Sacraments. And how sinful or corrupt its ministers become just like how idiotic the users of a smart phone become the sacraments of the Church which are instituted by Christ himself will remain holy.
Now some people ask how can a sinful man absolve the sins of other people. He can because the absolution of the sins comes from the power and grace of God and not by personal credit of the minister delivering it. Let me give another example. I am a software engineering student. And I freaking hate TurboC compiler but if I give it the right code it has to compile and give me the correct output and it doesn't matter whether I love that computer program or I hate it. In the same it is God which gives the grace through the sacraments and not the minister.
God Bless You!
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