"Authority has simply been abused too long in the Catholic church, and for many people it just becomes utterly stupid and intolerable to have to put up with the kind of jackassing around that is imposed in God's name. It is an insult to God himself and in the end it can only discredit all idea of authority and obedience. There comes a point where they simply forfeit the right to be listened to."
Thomas Merton in a letter to W. H. Ferry, dated January 19, 1967, 23 months before Merton's death by accidental electrocution in Bangkok Thailand. Merton's body was flown back to the United States on a military aircraft transporting the bodies of American soldiers who died in Vietnam.
Thomas Merton in a letter to W. H. Ferry, dated January 19, 1967, 23 months before Merton's death by accidental electrocution in Bangkok Thailand. Merton's body was flown back to the United States on a military aircraft transporting the bodies of American soldiers who died in Vietnam.
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