In my monastic and seminary days, I used to study the usual sources of Catholic wisdom, like Saint Thomas Aquinas, asking what the nature of the soul was and what all the parts of the soul were. When I found Carl Jung talking about soul from a psychological point of view, it added an exciting new dimension for me because when I studied the soul in Thomas' philosophy, it sounded like some abstract system of thought. But when I read Jung, I realized he was quoting the same authors, but he was making it so vivid and alive in having to do with the way we dream and live and relate to people. They could be the most important source, but I realize there's also a retrenchment going on in religious institutions, almost a return to authoritar-ianism. It is a crutch for inadequate leadership.
Leadership comes from personal example.
People can recognize someone who is a worthy leader. The Catholic Church is identified in most people's minds as an authoritarian structure, and it's very hard in that structure for the heart and the soul of religion to show itself because it's covered over by anxiety. Authoritarianism is nothing but anxiety raised to a huge level. We're all worried about homosexuality. That has nothing to do with people's holiness.