Of course the Church (as in all Christianity, regardless of denomination) is full of corruption. Christ, in his own mysterious way, showed us that this is going to happen by letting Judas, whom he knew would betray him, into the 12.
Also, read the parable of the wheat and the weeds (tares). It has very deep meaning, in short, that the good is mixed in with the bad, but that the bad can't be extracted without harming the good.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”
Yes and no. It is you who will stand before God for your individual judgement after your death. Your soul will be judged by itself. You need to live a life with that in mind.
However, governments should organize society towards man's highest goods. They often don't. But a nation that (for example) supports families, ensures the safety of its borders from invasion, and punishes evildoers who harm others by pollution or robbery, makes it much easier for an individual to make the choices to lead to a rewarding life than one that is poorly organized, like inner city Detroit.
Of course the Church (as in all Christianity, regardless of denomination) is full of corruption. Christ, in his own mysterious way, showed us that this is going to happen by letting Judas, whom he knew would betray him, into the 12.
Also, read the parable of the wheat and the weeds (tares). It has very deep meaning, in short, that the good is mixed in with the bad, but that the bad can't be extracted without harming the good.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26 But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”
Yes and no. It is you who will stand before God for your individual judgement after your death. Your soul will be judged by itself. You need to live a life with that in mind.
However, governments should organize society towards man's highest goods. They often don't. But a nation that (for example) supports families, ensures the safety of its borders from invasion, and punishes evildoers who harm others by pollution or robbery, makes it much easier for an individual to make the choices to lead to a rewarding life than one that is poorly organized, like inner city Detroit.