The relationship between the modern conservative movement and the Catholic Church in America is just now beginning to be understood. Despite evidence of a close relationship between Catholicism and conservatism, the Church is most often considered a liberal institution, while the Catholic Church...
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"There is a large overlap between Catholicism and conservatism, and five areas can be distinguished. First, there is the conservative respect for tradition, that is, the Burkean assumption that any social institution in place for a great length of time and serving many people well has a claim on us. The Catholic Church has contributed an essential and distinctive element to Western civilization in art, literature, music, theology, and philosophy, and— not least—in its spreading of the Christian gospel, which had a civilizing effect on the many peoples of Europe, including those originally thought of as “barbarians.”"
yes yes...tradition...the Pope since Peter has altered prior tradition that of his Master's...and the peoples of Europe...and now insistent on reconquista here...certainly no respecter of our inalienable rights to freedom of speech, property, defense, from illegal search and seizure
"Second, there is a moral realism intrinsic to the Church’s doctrines and practices that presupposes good and evil’s actual reality and actual distinction. As the European world order collapsed during the twentieth century under the weight of total wars and totalitarian movements, good and evil were forsworn as ancient notions easily disposed of in the face of the onslaught of naked political power. The Catholic Church’s continued assertion that there exists an objective moral order thus seems salutary and providential." our constitution deals with that...and had we followed sage advise of having no entangling alliances...and yet for "common good" we intervened
"Third, there was the policy of anti-Communism, which was especially noteworthy after World War II, when the Church supported centrist or mildly leftist political parties in Italy and France in opposition to Communist political parties that had many adherents. In America in the 1950s, figures such as Bishop Sheen and Cardinal Spellman vigorously opposed Communism; a disconcerting result of Vatican II was the Church’s change from a policy of anti-Communism effectively to one of antianti-Communism." might we discuss the origins of commonism?
"Fourth, the Catholic Church provides a primary example of an institution that survives in history not because it remains static, but because it changes slowly over time, accommodating itself to new circumstances while retaining its essential identity. Thus the confusing effects of the Second Vatican Council have amounted to a seemingly radical change in the Church and sorely tested the faith of many Catholic conservatives. Alterations in the order of the Mass and the reversal of the anti-Communist policy have caused especially severe discord." ...is why a separation of Church and State is NOT your tradition...and was allowed here to accommodate your minority status...imagine this being a Protestant only country...lol
"Finally, especially appealing to intellectual conservatives is the Church’s espousal of the doctrine of natural law, which is conformable to the doctrine of natural rights found in the practice of American law and written in the Declaration of Independence, which refers to “nature’s God” as the source of rights and an implied moral order by which the actions of political agents can be fairly and rationally judged.5" yes Our Creator is the source of Rights which yours do NOT allow...and as for His "natural Law" yours applies it quite variously...and since V2 even too variously...
"These considerations do not mean that Catholicism and American conservatism are altogether compatible. The conservative tradition in America is diverse, tending especially toward the principle of personal freedom from state controls. The Catholic tradition is communitarian and family oriented, seeing the individual as embedded in a network of social connections and responsibilities ultimately of divine origin." yes yes family oriented...social networks...responsibilities...(to the poor poor and poor immigrants)
and a corporate head which demands Unam Sanctum and considers our traditions here as schismatic and heretical...and has prayers to the Queen for our conversion...consecration...(you're not alone Putin)
Elsewhere:
"We also must remember the Unam Sanctum did not say people must be "Subjects of the Pope". The Unam Sanctum said they are "subject to the Roman Pontiff." I suggest there is a subtle but perhaps an important distinction. That distinction allows Bishops to have a lot of autonomy, which is what the Orthodox Church wants. The Bishops are not "his subjects" as if he is a "king" (Christ alone is the King). But they are "subject to" him like the board members are "subject to" the Chairman of the Board."
Pope Boniface VII in 1302 in Unam Sanctam
www.catholicbridge.com
as demonstrated by Putin's intervention now in Ukraine?...a "bored" member merely going after yet another?...
In Johns' revelations the leopard beast has the feet of a bear...the bear does not have feet of a leopard...yet another subtle but perhaps important distinction...
