This article gets into some hot topics:

- the activities of Christians undertaken privately
- the activities of Christians undertaken in the name of the Church
- the Church should not be identified with any political system or any political party
- areas where religion and politics overlap

One thinks of John Paul II's involvement in European politics.
One remembers Archbishop Oscar Romero, Cardinal Helder Camara, a bishop in East Timor (whose name escapes me)
and others whose involvement in politics was not supported by the same John Paul

A complicated topic...becoming ever more complicated as governments pass "un-Christian" legislation

Jesus, please give Christians, especially Christian leaders,
the courage to say and do what they should say and do about political issues,
and the wisdom to know if and when to say and do it!

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