"A church that feels itself embattled, and believes it needs to resurrect all the symbols of its past glory in order to bolster its authority, is a church that is living a dangerous illusion."
"There are no moral, intellectual or geographical borders that can deny grace its citizenship in the world."
James Hanvey SJ teaches at the University of San Francisco.
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