Whatever the immediate problems of 1967 — and they were terribly urgent — Jews profit more from
the frightful mess of Protestantism than if it were the official or unofficial established church or, worse, a single political bloc.
Once again, it is all a «
frightful mess» to those who like neat definitions or boundaries.
The result is a «
frightful mess» in the eyes of Catholic traditionalists, intransigents and legalists, but it works toward the public good.
Two cheers, at least, for
our frightful mess.