- the whole priest abuse scandal & cover up attempts by numerous bishops
- insisting on celebacy for clergy
- using bad theology to justify bad doctrine: a priest acts "in persona christi" and represents Jesus as the groom with the bride as the church therefore priests can't be married
- claims of infallibility preventing the church from admitting/correcting mistakes
- encouraging a dual-caste system of religious/clergy vs laity
Evangelical Protestantism
- shallow, oversimplistic approach to faith
- general lack of any sense of history or connection to the historical church
- extreme individualism leading to a me-first, me-centered approach to spirituality
- poor attitude towards children--they're often tolerated as second class citizens
Emerging Church
- Brian McLaren
- Too much effort spent trying to reinvent the wheel
- Theological sloppiness
- Some, not all, can be too critical and prideful
Orthodoxy
- Way too tribal/ethnic
- Perceived lack of evangelistic concern/effort
- Not willing to be more flexible in worship
- Triumphalism to the extreme
2 comments:
Wow. I wish I didn't agree.
But I do. Almost 100%.
Lay it down Father Tom. Lay it down there.
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