Not long before his death, the Russian philosopher and visionary Vladimir Solovyov (1853–1900), who had publicly sought union between the Catholic and Orthodox churches to great personal and professional cost, is recorded to have said in response to his Orthodox critics: “I am supposed to be Catholic, but as a matter of fact I am more of a Protestant.”[1] In the light of recent scandals in the Catholic Church, I’ve been feeling the same way. Suddenly, seeing conservative bishops decked out in...
Published on August 31, 2018 20:44