It would seem that there are a great number
of scandals within the
Catholic Church. Is there a reason for this?
There have been scandals in the Church almost from the very beginning.
There is a very simple explanation for this. Catholics are only human and
humans have their weaknesses. Humans will always have human
weaknesses and so the scandals will no doubt continue. However not
one 'jot or tittle' of Catholic doctrine has ever been promulgated or
changed by scandal. Scandals occur in all Churches, however some are publicized
more than others.
The word 'scandal' comes from the Greek, meaning 'stumbling
block'.
The reasons why there are scandals in the Church is because
Jesus Christ said there would be...
"Woe to the world because of
scandals! For it must needs be that scandals come, but woe to the man through
whom scandal comes." Matthew 18:7
And He said to His disciples, "It is
impossible that scandals should not come;
but woe to him through whom they come."
Luke 17:1
The first scandal was with Jesus' own Apostles. Remember
Judas?
The next scandal must have been Peter's triple denial of Christ.
So you see, scandals have always been with the Church
just as Jesus Christ said there would be.
"Nothing under the sun
is new, neither is any man able to say:
Behold this is new;
for it has already gone before in the ages that were before us."
Ecclesiastes 1:10
Written by Bob Stanley, August
9, 1998
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