And finally, a first-world problem is a problem that does not seem very important when compared to the serious problems faced by people in poorer parts of the world.
Come on, we both know that your attitude is just a defense mechanism to protect the tiny, little ego from the truth... that you don't deserve any praise, that you're a fraud, that you're just a big, fat nobody.
Rome passed from near utter insignificance to a regional power, from a regional power to a world power and from a world power to the most powerful nation of its day, perhaps of any time.
As Charles Chaput, Philadelphia's former archbishop, said in 2016, " We should never be afraid of a smaller, lighter church if her members are more faithful, more zealous."