There is a great piece today by former Pennsylvania Senator (we miss him), Rick Santorum, in today’s Philadephia Inquirer. In his piece, Santorum discusses the need for Catholic public officials to follow the teachings of the Church in matters of public policy.
Santorum on Congressman Kennedy, Bishop Tobin conflict: “Simply put, the church has membership requirements. Kennedy is free to reject them. What he is not free to do is redefine them for himself and condemn the church for not accepting his definition.”
Santorum on Catholic teaching and public policy: “Finally, the church maintains that there is a natural law that forms the basic moral foundation of society and that can be known through the exercise of reason. Thus, a Catholic public official with a well-formed conscience can arrive at correct moral conclusions not by faith, but by reason.”
See full article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer.
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