From the Sheridan-Douglas Tarot, the Pope (Hierophant); from the Pages of Shustah deck, Capricorn:
To be a priest is to serve a God who never stops calling people to do more justice and love more mercy, and simultaneously to serve people who nine times out of ten are just looking for a safe place to rest.
― Barbara Brown Taylor
The creators of this card suggest it represents a "consolation of faith," in other words, a religion with a focus on comfort, encouragement and support. I suppose that depends on whether the leader's agenda is judgment, hellfire and brimstone or healing, helping and compassion. The sea-goat of Capricorn cautions us that the emotional security of beliefs should be balanced by a faith that is grounded in loving action. As Barbara Brown Taylor wrote, "The only clear line I draw these days is this: when my religion tries to come between me and my neighbor, I will choose my neighbor... Jesus never commanded me to love my religion."
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