One thing I found interesting is how little faith the monks have in the endurance of the church in Japan. They have heard all these amazing stories about the endurance of the faith of the Christians there, but yet they believe the fire of the church will die unless a monk is there. Even once they have discovered the order that the Japanese have set up for themselves they use the necessity of their presence as an excuse for not seeking out other hidden Christians. Why is it that they think the survival of the church depends on the presence of a monk? What truly are the roles of church leaders and organized religion? Are they mandatory to the survival of the church?
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I find it interesting as well that the monks don't seem to care too much about the church in Japan. I'm only at the very beginning of the book right now but, even when everyone is trying to go save Father Ferreira, the powers that be won't let them go until they're annoyed enough.
ReplyDeleteI also have been pondering why they believe they have to have a priest. While I do believe priests are important they are not what a church is all about. The people in the church are just as important.
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