Faith and politics are a vexed mixture. At least Donald Trump is seeking a democratic route to office – who elected Pope Francis?You could hear the cheering. Pope Francis slams Donald Trump. Build bridges not walls, he says. Man of God humiliates demagogue as “not a Christian”. So perhaps America’s 70 million Catholics will not vote for him after all. That should see off Trump and all his types.
Hold on a minute. Suppose Trump had espoused birth control and abortion – which we can assume he privately supports – and suppose the pope had castigated him as unchristian for that. Imagine the howls. Who elected the pope? Why doesn’t he stand for office? What approximately his dodgy priests?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com