Catholicism and Politics, should Catholicism have more impact?

[TheHolyTrinity9]

For a person who is politically interested as a child and teenager, I see Politics as a very interesting subject and has the oppurtunity to be the way to achieve a greater social justice in the world. But in a day with lacking morality and corruption, I believe there needs to be more (name removed by moderator)ut from the catholic faith into the development of government and its morality. Thoughts?

 

[Bob_Crowley]

Well, with the doctrine of the separation of church and state, which in my opinion plays right into the devil’s hands, it’s an uphill battle.

Then there’s the continued division of the church, and we should not underestimate the effect that has had on modern thinking.

Yes, there should be more Catholic (name removed by moderator)ut into politics. The question is how.

As a peculiar instance of political theorising, I had a wise, old, prophetic pastor who was conservative to his bootlaces. I doubt if he voted ALP in his life (Australian Labor Party, similar to the Labour Party in England, or akin to Democrats in the US).

I’m pretty sure he was a member, or at least involved in, (conservative) National Party meetings. He once told me that he and another pastor wrote the National Party’s policy on social services. He said it was a document that stood for years. He also seemed to know a bit about some national political figures, which most members of the public would not have known, and I think he got some of his information from National Party insiders.

So imagine my surprise when he came out with this gem, “I think Communism was God’s idea, given through a Jew. ‘From every man according to ability; to every man according to need. It’s got an almost Biblical ring to it.’”

But then he continued “But I think the devil got hold of it first. You’d never get the churches to accept it now!”

What you’ve got now is a society more and more dominated by the rich. And anyone who tries to confront that forlorn fact will find that they have a very difficult time in pushing their wheelbarrow.

Yes - Catholicism should be more involved in politics. I think the Church should have a direct and effective say on ethical and social issues in every society, But I wish you luck in trying to achieve it.

Personally I think that’s one of the reasons God’s allowed Islam to stay almost untouched by Christian evangelisation. I certainly don’t think He started it, but since it’s there, I think He’s going to use it to get rid of the church / state divide in the long run, and to destroy atheism.

 

[Antegin]

I don’t see separation of Church and State as an obstacle but as a protection. Without it, Catholics are among the faiths and denominations that the protestant majority, who are more vocal and more likely to vote the party line than Catholics. We are not even as organized as the atheists who have successfully bastardized the separation of Church and State so it curtails our freedoms rather then protect them. Then the Catholics we do get into politics are mostly (sorry, a Christian way to put this eludes me.) In my own state of MD Gov. O’Malley was a sorry excuse for a politician who was allegedly Catholic. Don’t vote for him for president!

If any meaningful change will happen, God will make it happen through the laity.

 

[Iron_Donkey]

Yes. We should all try to pass laws based on what we believe to be good and true, which is influenced by our Catholicism.

 

[spedteacherita]

For a person who is politically interested as a child and teenager, I see Politics as a very interesting subject and has the oppurtunity to be the way to achieve a greater social justice in the world. But in a day with lacking morality and corruption, I believe there needs to be more (name removed by moderator)ut from the catholic faith into the development of government and its morality. Thoughts?

I have wondered on this a lot. I think that any Christian in any political office ought to base their platform on those issues that are morally at stake. Let’s take abortion…why is it that we vote in people to office who do not act upon this morally reprehensible act more firmly when it’s time to vote? These men and women claim to be Christian, Catholic and Protestant alike, but fail to represent the unborn and vote according to secular lobbyists.

I don’t know, maybe some of you have a different take on this?