Given from the Catholic Broadcasting Station 2SM Sydney Australia
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She grants all the political freedom that can rightly be expected. She does not grant moral freedom, in politics or in anything else, to violate he laws of God. Where civic and political matters are concerned, she declares that all citizens, and therefore Catholics as well as others, are not only free but have the duty to take an interest in their country's welfare.
Yes, provided the party is not based on antichristian principles. Every Catholic knows that fidelity to Christ comes before any earthly allegiance. If a political party by its very constitution, or by its teachings, is the declared enemy of Christ, it stands � to reason that no Catholic could in conscience join or support such a party.
Not necessarily. Even a party in no way officially opposed to religion may occasionally adopt proposals at variance with Christian principles, In every party, therefore, a Catholic must insist upon his right to oppose measures which violate the moral law. Whenever there is a conflict between conscience and the demands of a political party, conscience comes first.
No. Communism is based on principles radically opposed to the teachings of Christianity. It advocates atheist propaganda. It declares all religion to be false. It denies any fixed standard of morality. It entertains completely wrong notions concerning man's origin, nature and destiny. It denies the right of private property, and urges the class-war, promoting unjustified disturbance in the community. It repudiates Christian teaching on the permanence of marriage, and the right of parents to supervise the education of their children. Finally, its doctrines concerning the supremacy and functions of the State are quite opposed to the natural moral law. For all these reasons no one who understands both Christianity and Communism could possibly support the latter. But we shall see more on this subject later.
"THAT CATHOLIC CHURCH
A Radio Analysis"
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