Voting and Holiness: Catholic Perspectives on Political Participation - Softcover

Cafardi, Nicholas P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080914767X ISBN 13: 9780809147670

Publisher: Paulist Press, 2012

Synopsis

For many American Catholics, the election season turns into a wrenching time of spiritual extortion, in which political campaigners attempt to exploit the Catholic conscience in order to achieve victory at the polling booth. All too often, Catholic lay people and clergy go along with this, and hot-button political and social issues become litmus tests for fidelity to the Catholic faith. In the worst cases, threats to withhold the sacraments are directed at Catholics who have, in good conscience, put their support behind certain candidates.

Voting and Holiness is a collection of fifteen essays that tackle these issues directly. The authors outstanding Catholic scholars and theologians explain how the Catholic tradition is too rich and nuanced to be pigeonholed into single issues. Subjects covered include abortion, prudential judgment, the real meaning of intrinsic evil in the Catholic ethical tradition, the indispensability of social justice, and participation in political life as a genuine act of holiness.

This book will prepare Catholics for the inevitable firestorm of debate that draws in Catholics every election season, so that they can make their voting decisions as faithful People of God.

Highlights:
Addresses ethical questions that confront all faithful Catholics at election time.
Contributors are all excellent scholars and theologians.
Will be of great assistance to Catholics accused who feel tension between their political choices and their faith.
Should garner a certain amount of prominence among Catholic commentators during the upcoming 2012 election season.

About this title

About the Author:

Nicholas P. Cafardi is dean emeritus at Duquesne University Law School. Cafardi received his undergraduate education at the Gregorian University in Rome, his master s from Duquesne University, his JD from the University of Pittsburgh, and his JCL and JCD from the University of St. Thomas in Rome. He is the author of Before Dallas (Paulist Press).

About this edition

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 080914767X
• ISBN 13: 9780809147670
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 265