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Would you say that given the tangible ways the faith is supposed to be lived out, which means having a social impact on your community and potentially the world at large, that Catholics are almost forced to be political creatures? Sure we could say that nobody has to partake in politics by any measure, but are we effectively participating in salvation history with Christ as we're called to do, if we abstain and remain apolitical? It seems like if we're at all devout and sincere in our faith then we have a duty to affect and change the laws, ideas, and mores that govern our respective countries to align better with the uprightness of Catholic doctrine. I mean, at the end of the day that's the truth of it, right?
I mean, I'm trying my hardest to divest from politics and essentially bury my head in the sand. I've just had waaaay too much from both sides. Yet, as a Catholic I feel like social issues (which are inherently political) get equal face time as just about anything else so it's pretty hard to break away for me.
Whether or not it's possible, the way to do it remains entirely elusive to me and I wish there were some gurus out there who knew the best way to climb out of the political pool.
I mean, I'm trying my hardest to divest from politics and essentially bury my head in the sand. I've just had waaaay too much from both sides. Yet, as a Catholic I feel like social issues (which are inherently political) get equal face time as just about anything else so it's pretty hard to break away for me.
Whether or not it's possible, the way to do it remains entirely elusive to me and I wish there were some gurus out there who knew the best way to climb out of the political pool.
