Politics, Art, Religion : Page 288

Instead of resenting charges or denying them brusquely or sarcastically, you ought gently, if firmly, to cross-question the one who makes them, in order to discover what fire, if any, there is behind the smoke. Then, if it concerns human failings, you should explain that no faith is free from sinful members, that any Church, yours included, is for sinners as well as for saints. If it concerns an article of faith, or a Church law, you ought to explain the reasons for it and show its basic justice, patiently and sympathetically. You must keep in mind that while many questions of faith and morals must be regarded as settled, there are also some