" We violate those we love when we try to supplant Christ by trying to fill his role, or by removing ourselves from this lavish outpouring of love by refusing to take God’s point of view on the matter of sin—its nature, origin, and consequences. Christ loves his people best. We cannot love as he did. We cannot suffer as he did. We cannot redeem our lives, our worlds, or our relationships. "

― Rosaria Champagne Butterfield , Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ