The Concordia captain, in charge of a $500 million ship and 4,000 people, decided to motor near a rocky island to wave at a friend. The cruise ships often do this, and they have a term for it.
According to one account, the captain did this maneuver by memory and struck rocks. Rather than admit his error, he told everyone that nothing was wrong except for a power problem. Once he realized the ship was going to sink, he drove it close to the island and got himself safely to land, even though dozens were dying in the water and on the ship.
The Concordia captain is now fashioning his defense, with the help of lawyers. That is the big game now, how to turn obvious guilt into innocence.
I wonder if the synodical leaders ever take responsibility for prostituting themselves to Thrivent, promoting false doctrine, and covering up for known criminals. When are they going to say among themselves, "What are we doing wrong?"
