1.0The Dorothy Optionhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/thedorothyoptionDaniel Schwindthttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/thedorothyoption/author/dschwindt/Amoris Laetitia, Vatican II, and "The Long Defeat": A Defense of the Pope as Shepherdrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Zykdd9q0hM"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thedorothyoption/amoris-laetitia/">Amoris Laetitia, Vatican II, and “The Long Defeat”: A Defense of the Pope as Shepherd</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thedorothyoption/amoris-laetitia/embed/#?secret=Zykdd9q0hM" width="600" height="338" title="“Amoris Laetitia, Vatican II, and “The Long Defeat”: A Defense of the Pope as Shepherd” — The Dorothy Option" data-secret="Zykdd9q0hM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/629/2016/04/Rosa_Bonheur_-_The_Conversation_-_Walters_37907.jpg18001246There are many devout people, it seems, who imagine the Church a purely transcendent, an ideal which has no good reason and certainly no need to descend into the darker, dirtier areas of earthly life. They would have the Good Shepherd sit on a hilltop, preaching his principles and shining his light for the world to see. But the problem is that sometimes the sheep leave the hilltop.