I suppose I was emphasizing Western Christianity in this existential take on the "essence" of the religion. Still, the Eastern Church shares the West's basic theology.

And you're agreeing with my criticism here, that religious institutions are bound to be flawed. I mean, just look at the Russian Orthodox Church. It's like Fox News, an appendage of a political party. So my question is about what a spiritual Christian is supposed to do in that humiliating, absurd context.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/21/world/europe/kirill-putin-russian-orthodox-church.html