My church is in the detention facilities where I preside and celebrate the Eucharist. To me that's the church. That's the people of God.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, even as wheresoever Christ Jesus is, there is the catholic church.
Personally, I am a church-going Christian. I love my church, my congregation; it's my favorite place to be.
I think in church you're raised like God is God and you are here.
With respect to Holy Communion, it is up to the communicant to decide whether they are in a state of grace and worthy to receive the Eucharist. Each one of us makes that decision.
I think we are all trying to figure out what it means to be the Church as opposed to just doing church.
At the centre of Christianity is community; we are gathered by the Lord around the altar.
The Church is or should go back to being a community of God's people, and priests, pastors and bishops, who have the care of souls, are at the service of the people of God.
Christ's Church is, above all, the spiritual temple where every Christian knows he has his place: he knows he has it, and he is aware of his duty to keep it with honor, dignity, and grace.
What I think is that we in the church - and especially I as an Archbishop - I'm responsible for maintaining our rules, and making sure we hold to unity in the Body of Christ.
The Church is presided over personally by Jesus Christ.