So Many Ways In Living The Life Of Christ

I cannot think of all the ways in living the life of Christ but here are some of them, not all commendable:

Actively, as a participant, e.g., a saint chosen by the grace of God [1] as contrasted to one canonized by a Pope due to popular demand or church politics;

Vicariously, as an observer; e.g., one afraid or unwilling to bear the heavy and painful burdens of the cross;

Devotedly, as a person of cloth; e.g., a monk or a nun dedicated to a prayerful life;

Hypocritically, as a speaker of God's words; e.g., a preacher who believes or practices not what is being preached;

Gluttonously, as a bloat in a religious garb; e.g. a priest who eats and drinks too much [2], from the top of the Vatican down;

Manipulatively, as a mouthpiece to attract followers; e.g. a cardinal who is more interested in politics and concerned with securing political favors [3] on their behalf than preaching to them the Gospel truths and saving their souls;

Fraudulently, as a disciple of Christ; e.g., a leader on a stage [4] who merely reads a script and acts out his role dressed as a shepherd that is often overfed.



[1] Francis of Assisi and Bernadette of Lourdes are two of my favorite saints that were hand picked by God.
[2] Can any of the many blimps of the Catholic Church tell me if Jesus Christ was ever rotund?
[3] Some Catholic priests in the United States are clamoring for government handouts rather than encouraging charity and supporting amnesty for lawbreakers rather than encouraging them to return to their families they had left behind and teaching them how to be equally productive in their own country and lift up their relatives and friends who could still be struggling.  For those who have immigrated legally, there have been many who have returned to their own country (or would like to) to do just that.
[4] Quite possibly an installation by Satan.  If truly these leaders are "Peter" then pedophiliac priests would have long been defrocked and all financial matters would have been transparent.