Dr. J. Budziszewski
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Well, he didn't say that.
It's more complicated than that.
No nation is simply good
in that way.
That's like denying the fall.
No nation ever will be simply good in that.
God's own nation in the Old Testament did some pretty rotten stuff.
And the prophets, you know, heap condemnation on them.
And they had to keep being, put their noses back pulled to the grindstone and pulled back to the true faith.
Why?
You know, they had greater opportunities here than anybody in history.
And they kept falling.
Well, why should I believe that we can't do that, that we don't?
I don't believe that about myself.
I have sinful inclinations.
I've committed many sins.
I'm always having to repent them.
And I mean, this is why we have the sacrament of confession, for goodness sake, and reconciliation of the penitent, which is a great thing.
You know, isn't that a funny thing?
People think that Catholics feel terribly guilty all the time.