Religion
According To Leftist Doctrine, Only Progressives Can Use The Church As A Prop
Ironically, the one public figure who wants to revive the Christian context and restore traditional values is thrice-married, nominally Christian President Trump.
By Auguste Meyrat
June 8, 2020
The world has reached a point where the Bible and churches are only props, and only leftists can use them. No, this is not a variation on Shakespeare’s line that “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,†but rather the official position taken by prominent Catholic leaders.
In a statement concerning President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., to announce his executive order that would promote religious freedom around the world, Archbishop Wilton Gregory fumed, “I find it baffling and reprehensible that any Catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and manipulated in a fashion that violates our religious principles, which call us to defend the rights of all people, even those with whom we might disagree.†To support this, Gregory repeated the fake news narrative that Trump had used “tear gas†on “innocent protesters†to take vanity photos at St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Father James Martin, the editor of America Magazine and popular leftist advocate, couldn’t help but join in the fray, criticizing Trump’s visit to the shrine and St. John’s with a Bible in hand: “Let me be clear. This is revolting. The Bible is not a prop. A church is not a photo op. Religion is not a political tool. And God is not a plaything.†Martin is apparently blind to the fact that he has continually used his priestly vocation to advance political causes greatly at odds with church teachings.
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https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/08/according-to-leftist-doctrine-only-progressives-can-use-the-church-as-a-prop/
