I told her yes, of course. But I understood her question. It just makes so much sense. Church is the place where religious people gather. Church is the place where people dress up in fine clothes.
Church is the place where people know which fork to use.
Church is the place for sophisticated, cultured people who all have their act together. As usual, Jesus is misbehaving. Like a typical preacher's kid, Jesus is creating a scandal. Two scandals, back to back, in our reading today. First, he associates with unsavory characters.