Wounded soldiers revisited

A couple of weeks ago I posted about a pastor and one of his staff members who had an affair together and were subsequently run out of the church. Basically, I feel that the way our modern American church deals with sin is shamefully unbiblical. We are inconsistent, hypocritical, and our pastors have been rendered impotent by the current distaste for biblical "church discipline."

So my position was/is that Christians are really great at shooting their wounded, which results in damage to the bride of Christ, in both an individual and corporate sense.

Now let me throw something else into the equation. It has come to my attention that the pastor in question is completely unrepentant. He is showing no remorse, other than wishing he hadn't been caught. The affair lasted more than seven months. He has been confronted by the elders of his church, and his highest priority has been "damage control," not repentance and restoration.

The question I've been chewing on for the past week is this: At what point does the Church (big "C") shift from caring for its wounded to driving out wolves in sheep's clothing? I still don't really have an answer, so I guess this is the part of our show where we ask the audience. What do you think? Where is the line between restoring a brother and throwing out a wolf?

I'll be anxious to see if anyone can help me with this one.