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As if by the invisible hand of Providence, the self-interested calculations of political actors are making Catholic Social Thought into the new organizing language of our public life.
Let’s talk about some other things Pope St. John XXIII thought about justice, shall we? https://www.priestsforlife.org/magisterium/materetmagistra.htm
This is exactly the point: one party appeals to some parts of the Catholic tradition, the other party appeals to others, and by degrees the overall tradition becomes the organizing framework for political discourse and conflict. https://twitter.com/kthospitaller/status/1343949565565808643
I think this is happening because there remain few other strong paradigms, with multiple strands that can be invoked by competing parties, for organizing public discourse. But that’s a longer conversation.
The Omega Point will be reached when, in the 202_ election, one crowd waves giant portraits of St. Thomas Becket and the other of Dorothy Day.
(And they kept saying political Catholicism wasn’t going anywhere!)
(And they kept saying political Catholicism wasn’t going anywhere!)
Another interesting case in point - profile of a Catholic colleague: https://uscatholic.org/articles/202012/how-faith-fuels-samantha-powers-tireless-activism/
