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Christian Community or "Benign Misanthropy"?
Crisis Magazine recently published an essay by James Baresel, in which he attacks the idea of Christian community and proposes the ideal of “Benign Misanthropy” instead. His article is certainly misanthropic, but it is hardly benign. Rather, it presents a deeply anti-Christian philosophy under the cover of a supposedly “traditional” Catholicism. Properly understood, the concept of community is an essential part of the Catholic Faith.