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Political clerics should respect province of laity, priest argues

February 17, 2025

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CWN Editor's Note: Father Jerry Pokorsky, a regular CatholicCulture contributor, argues against “ecclesiastical trespassing” in a piece for The Catholic Thing.

Bishops and priests should refrain from interference in purely political matters, which are the sphere of the laity, he argues. “We could use honest pushback by priests and bishops when Church authorities trespass on the rights of the laity.”

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  • Posted by: brenda22890 - Feb. 19, 2025 5:40 AM ET USA

    Amen! Last Sunday, due to weather, I visited a parish I don't typically go to. I was treated to a political diatribe dressed up as a homily. It took hours, and a lot of prayer, to get the bad taste out of my mouth.

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