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The history of a man who seems always to be running after his destiny , without ever attaining it , is always worthy of pity . However , when we look at the Crucified Christ , we realize the benefits of forgiveness are more than we could ever imagine . They cannot understand this because no intact organization ever typically allows people who disagree with its fundamentals to remain in place subverting it from within ; that the Catholic Church in the United States nevertheless does allow this in practice , at least for the moment , is simply another indication of the confusion and disarray in which the Church in this country currently finds herself . Papers may NOT be submitted via email . While the shock of death does not discriminate between sudden and foreseen circumstances , one has to be mindful of the spiritual and psychological effects imposed on loved ones who would just as soon forestall their emotions as long as possible . While the moral issues accompanying the treatment for those facing imminent death are well defined by the Church , issues regarding the terminal-but-not-imminent are less clear , especially in view of advances in medical science . It would be very helpful if all liturgists , musicians and readers as well , could come to the common conviction that at Mass , something far more theocentric is happening than homocentric : that is , we are in the midst of God doing something divine to and for us at the same time as we attempt to reach out to him and receive that touch of beauty which is ultimately called grace or divine life . He sees some good signs , expresses confidence in the guidance of the Holy Spirit , and offers some concrete suggestions on how to train priests for the future ( p. Church in the United States still enjoys one of the highest priest per faithful ratios in the world . The first describes only the action itself , while the second and third add qualitative description . Free people , in any case , ought to be able to found and carry out in space and time institutions of higher learning without the fear that such institutions can be , even ought to be , subverted to purposes at odds with the intention of their establishment . While that situation prevails , the foundation will be lacking for the restoration of orthodoxy , and shallow thinking will inevitably continue . He lived at the time of the Reformation when there was decadence in the Church , and he was the great leader of the Counter-Reformation . In addition , it would be hard to improve upon the choice of Fr. Schall , professor of government at Georgetown University , and a philosopher , theologian , and political scientist of considerable distinction , to escort us through the rich and often challenging political writings of this great Catholic thinker . Three absences are allowed without penalty . As Marshall points out , we , none of us , go to sleep at night without fellow Christians somewhere in the world being persecuted , Christians who are almost certain in their own hearts that other Christians will not come to their aid , will often not believe that there is a problem or who will compromise any effort for political reasons . But without them , life expectancy is at best 12 to 18 months , ending in considerable pain and suffering for the patient and loved ones .