Marcus Grodi on a Response to Current Church Scandal

"After this many of his disciples drew back and no longer went about with him. Jesus said to the twelve, 'Will you also go away?' Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life; and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.' Jesus answered them, 'Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?' He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was to betray him (John 6:66-71).

"How does one adequately address the growing scandal in the Church? Specifically, as I consider this in relation to our work in the Coming Home Network, how do we explain to non-Catholics why they should still consider coming home to the fullness of the Church - and why must Catholics remain?As we see in the above Scripture - and as has been said by many during this difficult time - scandals have been present in the Church from the very beginning: one among the Twelve betrayed his calling, his loyalty, betrayed Jesus and sent Him to the cross - one whom Jesus Himself had called into ministry!

"Scripture also reminds us, however, that it didn't begin with Judas, either. There have always been bad shepherds, as attested to throughout the Old Testament. From the very beginning, all the way back to Adam, God's Chosen People have been plagued with bad shepherds - though not all of them were bad, of course - and too often they were the ones who had the biggest influence on the history of God's People."

In a recent commentary, Marcus Grodi, founder and president of The Coming Home Network International, reflected on some of the current scandals facing the Church and on an appropriate response from Church members.

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The Coming Home Network: "Will You Also Go Away?" (16 AUG 18)