The Credibility of the Catholic Church as Public Actor
Thomas O’Loughlin
This article assumes that there is a profound crisis of credibility in the Catholic Church today. distinct from issue Christian faith or theism, for many who believe, indeed Catholics, are affected by this sense Church, as public actor, lacks credibility. Moreover, while it would be mistake to seek roots lack within general appeals “modern unbelief,” so also imagine purely matter “image” direct result revelations about clerical child-abuse and its cover-up. It argues modern society has evolved, through painful experience, healthy scepticism large organisations with developed set social values (e.g. mutual responsibility transparency) at odds hierarchy) inherited past. Far seeing these developments part pathology modernity, they can seen work Spirit challenge embrace new ways being witness truth embodying Christ living.
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