Having trouble sorting through the issues important to Catholics in the upcoming elections? A good and wise sense of history will help one see clearly.
We Catholics belong to a society, the Catholic Church, in which the fullness of the Church founded by Christ abides in a stable manner. However, we Catholics do have problems at the local level. If you want to know what these problems are, look to the beginning of the Catholic Church in this American democracy and notice what was new and interesting at that time. The stage was set for these new challenges when Catholicism first arrived in the New World.
As we travel through history, it should become apparent that our beloved Catholic Church is in a battle with a competitor and is in danger of becoming the victim of identity theft. When the danger is apparent, who will step forward to defend our Church?
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Catholics in America have suffered grave wounds to identity and mission over the past two centuries. Yet, the greatest danger is the surrender of our consciences. The biggest issue of conscience is the right to life of the most vulnerable of the human family: the unborn, the handicapped newborns, and the frail elderly....
An excellent essay that every Catholic should read. I'm printing it to mail to those without a computer and emailing it to others.
HT to ANON for the link.
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