Dogmatic Wanderings

There is an ambient sadness within the Catholic Church these days. Not because the Pope has resigned, but because the church’s internal morality is seen as fallible because of the actions of a few.

This is the issue the next pope must confront. He must do so with openness, humility, admittance and remorse. Only when one or an institution that functions as one, admits to inappropriate behavior, cover-ups and duplicity can the root cause be addressed and healing begin.

The Catholic Church is much more than it’s hierarchy and those who administer to the needs of the faithful on a daily basis. The majority of clergy and lay ministers are good and decent people who serve their faith and the faithful. They should not be tainted by the few who are not.

Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, and Temples are in themselves spiritual fragrances and knowing aromas of belief that comfort and confront the tribulations of daily living. People have chosen them as their connection to the Source.

All religions fail in some way. It is in their nature for the original teachings of any belief system are hard to sustain when humans interpret them for their own means.

The extreme of any religion diminishes the understanding of its intrinsic core truth and alters the dogma into man-made rules and regulations. 

What is sustaining in all faiths is that we finite souls are part of the whole of humanity and certainly part of All That Is. There is no one path to God; there are all paths to God.