Bishop McElroy added, “There is no mandate in universal Catholic social teaching that gives a categorical priority to either of these issues as uniquely determinative of the common good.”
Election 2020
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Monty Python and the 7 early takeaways from Iowa
We still do not have the official results from the Iowa caucuses, writes Robert David Sullivan, but we have lessons to learn from the fiasco.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Will pro-life Democratic voters be courted in the 2020 primary? So far, it’s not likely.
Pro-life Democrats “probably” support “90 percent of the policies that our party stands for, but we can’t continue to support a party that gets more and more extreme on abortion and ignores human rights in the womb.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Presidential debate to continue at L.M.U. after labor dispute resolved
This will be the final debate of the year; four more are scheduled for 2020.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What today’s presidential candidates can learn from Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower has risen in the rankings of presidents, writes Paul D. McNelis, S.J., and his ability to combine bold initiatives with fiscal discipline is needed today.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops promote civility as 2020 election approaches
The campaign “is a way the church can be an example,” director Jill Rauh said.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Democrats show carelessness with resolution on ‘religiously unaffiliated’
The Democratic National Committee got played, writes Michael Wear, when it passed a resolution celebrating the “religiously unaffiliated” and casting aspersions on those of faith.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
With Democratic and Republican flaws, party registration comes down to a coin toss
The stakes are too high for the independent-minded to sit out party primaries, writes Kevin M. Doyle, a pro-lifer and onetime Democrat. We must make a choice, even it is a random one.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Would you support a political candidate more if they shared your faith background?
“It’s their policies that have to speak to the way I interpret my own faith.”
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: The integrity of the election process is at serious risk.
Restoring public trust in the way we elect our political leaders is an immediate task.