Can you love Jesus and hate the church?

What I have observed is that many of the people in America and around the world say that they love what Jesus represents, but they despise the church and the people who dwell in it. To a degree, I can understand where they are coming from.  They expect perfection and they actually just get weak and broken people that are hurting and are in need of healing. There are a few important points we must remember though when thinking of the church and Jesus. First of all, you cannot love Jesus and hate the church. I am sorry, it is just not a biblical statement.  1 Corinthians 12:12 say, "The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body.  So it is with Christ." When we are born again into the family of God, we are also born into the body of Christ which is the church. Remember that the church is not a building, a meeting, or the kingdom of God. The church is a corporate gathering of people the belong to Christ.  The church is made up of people who have experienced the thorns of this world and are aiming to walk a straight and narrow path towards Christ. No, they will not be perfect on this side of eternity, but generally Christians are looking to Christ in the midst of their pain. He is the hope we have in our sin, even for the church, and so when you look to the church, try not to look at the imperfections but at Jesus who covers all sins for every person, Jew and Gentile.