The old proposition of the ecclesia semper reformanda, which is the concept of the church constantly being renewed, does not mean that the church is constantly to turn its flag toward the wind of the most recent fad. It says that the church is the church of Jesus Christ only to the extent that it lives in constant repentance, turning away from the idea that Christ is dependent upon the church, turning to the understanding that it is dependent upon him. It is only in that he makes himself present to it that it is the church of Jesus Christ!
