Quote by Ivan Illich
Exporting Church employees to Latin America masks a universal and unconscious fear of a new Church. North and South American authorities, differently motivated but equally fearful, become accomplices in maintaining a clerical and irrelevant Church. Sacralizing employees and property, this Church becomes progressively more blind to the possibilities of Sacralizing person and community.
Summary
This quote suggests that exporting Church employees from North to Latin America reflects a subconscious fear of a new and changing Church. Both North and South American authorities, driven by different motives but sharing the same fear, collaborate to maintain a Church that is dominated by clerical hierarchy and detached from the needs and concerns of the people. By overly focusing on the sanctity of its employees and material possessions, the Church becomes increasingly oblivious to the potential of sanctifying individuals and fostering community.
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Evangelism
By Ivan Illich
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