 |
| (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons) |
The most evident mark of God’s
anger, and the most terrible castigation He can inflict on the world, is
manifest when he permits His people to fall into the hands of a clergy who are
more in name than in deed, priests who practice the cruelty of ravening wolves
rather than the charity and affection of devoted shepherds. They abandon the
things of God to devote themselves to the things of the world, and instead of
their saintly call to holiness, they spend their time in profane and worldly
pursuits. When God permits such things it is a very positive proof that he is
thoroughly angry with His people, and is visiting His most dreadful wrath upon
them.
St. John Eudes
[This is just one of the stirring quotations 1200 in my book, Forgotten Truths to Set Faith Afire! - Word to Challenge Inspire, and Instruct.]