text: “Mercy is no fleeting sentiment, but rather the synthesis of the joyful Good News, a choice and decision on the part of all who desire to assume the 'Heart of Jesus' and to be serious followers of the Lord who has asked us to 'be merciful even as your heavenly Father is merciful'.
  
  But Ray Burke says being a Christian is all about canon law.  That and wearing wild silk and lace getups.