It is impossible for us to understand the Church if we regard her as subject to the limitations of human culture. For she is essentially a supernatural organism which transcends human cultures and transforms them to her own ends.
“If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?”
“Being the 8th out of 10 kids, and being the one that stayed in trouble, I sort of became a momma's boy.”