The Laity - A.W.O.L and Lost

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The laity are not, and were never meant to be, the “long arm” of the hierarchy.  They are not a part or an extension of an official Catholic system.  They are, or rather each one is, in his or her own right and on the basis of his or her piety and competence and doctrine, meant to be the presence of Christ in secular affairs. 

Monsignor Cormac Burke