I can think of three current Catholic MPs, one of whom has voted against the Churches teaching in recent times. There may be others even more circumspect in this aspect of their lives. If so do they do they consider their Catholcism a political liability?
None of them are particularly overt in displaying their Catholic identity in public life, there is no Catholic Caucus as far as I know and yet around about 12.5% of the population identify as Catholic, how deeply varies of course from the Traditionals for whom Catholicism is the central feature of theirs and their family lives, through to the nominal, seen in Church at Christmas and Easter and in some cases not even then, with all shades between
Perhaps those MPs who are Catholic need to stand up and be counted and "come out of the closet" to coin a phrase. And not only the Catholics, practicing Christians of all stripes should do the same.
Not only would this be beneficial for those of us choosing how to cast our votes but it would provide spiritual benefit for the candidate as well
Matthew 10:32-34
New Zealand alas, and particularly Labour are ruled by identity politics, identities of minorities who are heavily engaged undermining the identities of the majority as evinced by the Damien O'Connor outburst.
Perhaps it is time to restore a strong Christian voice back into Parliament.
None of them are particularly overt in displaying their Catholic identity in public life, there is no Catholic Caucus as far as I know and yet around about 12.5% of the population identify as Catholic, how deeply varies of course from the Traditionals for whom Catholicism is the central feature of theirs and their family lives, through to the nominal, seen in Church at Christmas and Easter and in some cases not even then, with all shades between
Perhaps those MPs who are Catholic need to stand up and be counted and "come out of the closet" to coin a phrase. And not only the Catholics, practicing Christians of all stripes should do the same.
Not only would this be beneficial for those of us choosing how to cast our votes but it would provide spiritual benefit for the candidate as well
Matthew 10:32-34
32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
New Zealand alas, and particularly Labour are ruled by identity politics, identities of minorities who are heavily engaged undermining the identities of the majority as evinced by the Damien O'Connor outburst.
Perhaps it is time to restore a strong Christian voice back into Parliament.