Jesus put it very cleverly, drawing on the psalms: The stone which the builders reject is, in fact, the keystone (see Psalm 118:22, Matthew 21:42). Much of the best teaching in the church has emerged precisely in response to condemnations, denials, refusals, rejections, failures, and sin. If we want the best minds in the world to work on an idea, just have Rome condemn it or Washington forbid it. Many of the great saints had at least one difficult parent, including Francis himself. Limits and edges seem to refine things. Shapelessness is just that.
