"There is an old joke that the ability of the Church to survive such gross mismanagement is evidence of divine favor."
https://nitter.fdn.fr/reighleyc/status/1467727482430185472

Specifically, Satan's favor.

 

Step 1: worship something holy instead of Satan.
Result: have institutions that aren't grossly mismanaged.
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At this level you can, just, like, decide not to suck. Stop machine-gunning your own foot. Skip the albatross. Maybe keep the knife away from your nose. Forgo millstones. Just drop the shovel. It's not buried treasure down there, it's literally Hell.