Distrust of the Church and the Malady of Suspicion

The origins, causes, of Catholics' distrust of the Church; and the real story behind it

Recently, I’ve been in a a few casual conversations and exchanges with Catholics who express a growing distrust of the Church. It isn’t isolated. This is something real in the Catholic culture. It manifests as suspicion, doubt, or an absence of trust in the Church’s guidance, teaching, or leadership. Often, it’s all three rolled into one.

But that attitu…