Scruples

Gilbert Kilpack begins his essay with a quote from Frederick Faber: "A scrupulous man teases God, irritates his neighbor, torments himself and oppresses his director." Here he begins his amusing but important discussion of the morality of qualifications. His fundamental point comes down to the statement that "the opposite of a scrupulous man is not an unscrupulous man but a man of faith."

While the word 'scrupulous' is seldom used in present times, we can recognize Kilpack's meaning immedia...