Here’s a perhaps more radical claims: the wide dissemination of truth may, in time, destroy the authority of all institutions. Walter Bagehot famously said about the importance of keeping the British monarchy shrouded in mystery, “We mustn’t let daylight in upon magic.” This is true for the leadership of all authoritative institutions, don’t you think? We rightly have higher expectations for ecclesial leadership than for political, corporate, or military leadership, but no governing chief or administrative class can long survive if the people under their authority see them as hypocrites, manipulators, or otherwise abusers of that authority. After Iraq, I expect that everything the US government will say in the future about why America needs to go to war is a lie, until shown otherwise. You see the principle at work.
PVK now. The Internet creates another dimension, but did the kingdom not know of the mixed character of David? If we run the cycle perhaps we see again the emergence of divine authority. By definition it is safe. The skepticism and cynicism seems to cycle through and create the stories and structures that have been around for thousands of years.
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