Democracy
From The Journal at Catholic Paradigm.
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The Law Is Sovereign: What the Church Asks When Brazil’s Losing Candidate Refuses to Concede
Lula won Brazil’s runoff and Flávio Bolsonaro refused to concede. What the Church teaches about the rule of law, and what it…
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Some Share in the Government: What the Church Asks of France When Its Students Take to the Streets
Student protests have shut high schools across France. What the Church teaches about giving the young a real share in the life…
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Through Peaceful Means: What the Church Asks of Serbia Before It Votes
Serbia’s president resigned Sunday to run for prime minister. What the Church teaches an election must do: let a people hold its…
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The Right Belongs to You: What the Church Teaches When a Government Picks Its Press
Three outlets banned from the White House, a network pool suspended. The Church says the right to information belongs to the citizen,…
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Formally Proclaimed: What the Church Says When a Vote Is Held Under Occupation
Russia’s Duma vote reached occupied Ukraine. What Catholic social teaching says about a right to vote that is only formally proclaimed.
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Count Before You Claim: What the Church Says About Sweden’s Three-Seat Cliffhanger
Sweden’s three-seat cliffhanger shows why the Church calls a vote count an act of truth, and why patience is the first virtue…
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The Firewall and the Ballot: What the Church Says a Majority Can Confer
The AfD won 43.8% in Saxony-Anhalt. Catholic social teaching says democracy is a means, not an end, and no majority can confer…