An argument that I often use, and that many of my regular readers will be familiar with, goes something like this:If you were to write a fictional novel, say, a hundred years ago, portraying what is happening in the “Catholic” Church today, publishers would have rejected it for being too “unrealistic” or “far-fetched.” But here we are.Because most Catholics I know are so desensitized to this poop-show, I also like to put things into perspective for them in the following way.

Originally published in Radical Fidelity. Read original article