Are You Obligatory to the Church?

Sienna Miller: If I wasn't obliged, would I really go to Mass? She says the church has a legitimate authority invested in it by Christ. But turning your back on itself is grave and we can see how serious that could be for us if we're not conformed to Christ's purpose of saving our lives. "If you do not listen to the judgment of the church, treat him as a Gentile or a tax collector," Jesus tells his followers.