And if people are deprived of true moral guidance, it will be difficult for them to develop a virtuous character which will serve as a foundation for holiness. Also, the crisis seems to be on what we might call an historical or political level too. The logical conclusion is that if seminaries are teaching these errors, then future priests will be teaching the same errors to God's people, and relying on such errors in their pastoral judgments both inside and outside of the confessional. In many cases, priests themselves, who should be sure moral guides for God's people, will weaken their consciences and perhaps lead them into habits of sin. Now here is a question you can really go to town on, and one I would be very interested to know your opinion on.
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It is the beginning of the Holy Father's reflection on the story of the rich young man. He came looking for Christ, to ask him a question. When I read this an example came to mind. Say for instance, it is the year 1950, and a young physicist is doing research on some topic or other, and begins to formulate his theories. He is confident in his ideas, but he is still full of questions, and none of the other physicists in the laboratory are able to help him.