Semper reformanda

Interesting article about "being angry with the church"
(http://www.redemptoristcommunications.com/angrywithchurch.htm), in which
the writer notes that:

"Every association develops its own organisation. The church of Jesus is no
different. The organisation of the Catholic Church has changed in form and
operation through the centuries. Other Christian churches, like the
Anglicans and the Presbyterians, have developed diff erent forms of
organisation. And none of them is perfect. Maybe, then, your anger is
provoked by this aspect of the church - its organisation, the hierarchy, the
church as institution. So the next question then is this: the aspects of the
church that make you angry - are they of divine origin (and so, perhaps,
unchangeable) or are they of human origin and so changeable? After all, one
of the boasts of our church is that it is "semper reformanda," always in
need of reform, if only we could agree on what is reformable and what is
not."

"There are many elements in the church's organisation and discipline which
are clearly of human origin. For example, the civil power of the Vatican,
the college of cardinals, the reservation of the diaconate to males, the
manner of appointing bishops and parish priests, the church's marriage
tribunals, the celibacy of the clergy, the exclusion of women from all the
structures of authority, a lot of Canon Law, and so on."

"Other elements are arguably either of divine or human origin. For example,
the ordination of women, divorce and remarriage (arguably, I say, because
history shows some modifications in the absolute prohibition), allowing the
invalidly married to receive the Eucharist, general absolution without
individual confession of sins, contraception, and so on. "

Well, I would certainly argue for human origin on those points. Interesting
to know that one can remain a Catholic, and yet think these are disputable
grounds. Some hope for me then!