[quote:1wt768vi]It seems to me that perhaps the reason we Orthodox and you RCs have so much trouble understanding one another is that you see the Church (metaphorically) as a courtroom with God as both prosecutor and judge. We see the Church as a hospital with God as the head physician. You, therefore see sin as crime whereas we see it as sickness – it reminds me of Samuel Butler’s [i:1wt768vi]Erewhon[/i:1wt768vi] every time I talk to RCs about sin, actually.[/quote:1wt768vi]
It could also just be an American vs. European thing. Americans have a different way of looking at the Church.