Discipleship from Democracy

"The people always will what is good, but by themselves they do not always discern it.
The general will is always rightful, but the judgment which guides it is not always enlightened.
It must be brought to see things as they are,and sometimes as they should be seen;
It must be shown the good path which it is seeking, and secured against seduction by the desires of the individuals;
it must be given a sense of situation and season,
so as to weigh immediate and tangible advantages against distant and hidden evils.
Individuals see the good and reject it; the public desires the good but does not see it.
Both equally need guidance.
Individuals must be obliged to subordinate their will to their reason;
the public must be taught to recognize what it desires."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract

I believe the church has always and will continue to exist as a monarchy.
Yet aren't Rousseau's words against the French Monarchy an accurate portrayal of life in the church?

"Individuals see the good and reject it."
This is humanity's theme.
Paul's outcry.
Identification with morality without obedience to it.
And so we combine our efforts to fulfill the good (Israel, the church, etc.).
And we desire morality.
"The public desires the good but does not see it."
This is the church's identity.
The anthem of western religion.
The church without vision.
Stagnation.

And we are trapped in an enigma:
A morality with no people fails.
A people with no direction fails morality.
And morality with direction is disputed.
America.