“The” Church and God
Machine translation from the original, not yet reviewed by the author.
Original in Spanish
Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, in an interview with the excellent journalist José Escobar during a Telemetro newscast, Father David Cosca said that some Panamanians “have returned to the Church,” while others “have turned their backs on God.”
The comment caught my attention. I believe that turning one’s back on a Church (whichever it may be) is not the same as “turning one’s back on God.” Likewise, “returning to the Church” (whichever it may be) is not the same as “returning to God.” Because God and Church are not the same thing.