Sin Is Crouching at Our Doors      

   What James Madison said about civil government also applies to church government:

"If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

If angels were to govern men, neither external nor 

internal controls on government would be necessary.

"In framing a government which is to be administered 

by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: 

you must first enable the government to control the governed; 

and in the next place oblige it to control itself."

   Who shall govern our church governors?

Source: WORLD magazine article on

abuse occurring and sometimes

covered up in both Catholic

and Protestant churches. 

Tomorrow: The hearings, behind the scenes