William O'Malley Quotes

A life time of belief has convinced me that real, genuine, authentic faith still doubts. I must doubt. Otherwise it's not faith, but witless conformity.

It's perfectly okay that you have hesitations about statements from the Fathers of the Church, the present day administration of the Church, even with Jesus himself - as long as you find some honest way to resolve these difficulties, a way which keeps in mind not only your discomforts with a particular saying, but also with the powerful source of the saying itself.