The Godfather, Part III: "when the
Godfather, Don Corleone, is forced to visit the distinguished Cardinal Lamberto
to tell him the bad news that a legitimate business deal involving the Vatican
Bank has gone bad. The bank is run by the Archbishop and a coalition of Catholic
businessmen.
"The Cardinal listens to the Godfather; then he says something quite profound. He picks up a stone and says, 'Look at this stone. It has been lying in the water for a very long time. The water has not penetrated it.' Then he smashes the stone. 'Look,' he says peering at the smashed insides of the stone, 'perfectly dry. The same thing,' the Cardinal continues, 'has happened to men in Europe. They have been surrounded by Christianity for centuries, but Christ does not live in their hearts.'
In
this country of ours, did anything really change?
(Source: Rev. Jef Olson, "Reassessment of
Ministry")
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