Modernism

[Gregory_I]

I do not understand that at all.

 

[Cojuanco]

With this idea I would have to disagree. I think the past administration were examples of notable modernists who were conservative. They liked the form of tradition, for instance, they frequently suggested that the wars were crusades, while pointedly denying the requests of Rome in the matter. There never was a crusade but was called by Rome, so obviously the administration preferred the jargon over the content of tradition. They liked to exercise power and employ violence to achieve policy ends which favored vested capitalist interests, and took a harder line against “liberal” agendas like social reform.

A small point, I admit, but an important one for Catholics, who perforce live in the shadows of the clash between political right and left.

This is essential, for many things which may seem liberal are no so ex se, and some things which appear conservative may in fact be liberal, at least in the the sense expressed in Liberalism Is A Sin (I believe they use Bismarck as an example). Certainly a lot of church liberals are also liberals politically, but the latter is not necessary to be the former.