Preserve doctrines. If core beliefs bend with every cultural shift, the church becomes a mirror of the moment instead of a moral anchor.
Agreed. Doctrines also give converts something solid to actually convert *to* — a church that updates with every poll has nothing distinct to offer seekers.
Preserve core rites and virtue; reform only from steadfast cultivation, not from fashion. Without a fixed root, harmony wavers and order decays.
Friends, the core must endure; reforms without anchors threaten order. Preserve doctrines, or Rome loses its virtue.
Here's my take: selective reform misleads, for it trims only edges; reform where virtue and liberty require it, keep truths tested by reason.
