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Priest warns of ‘apocalyptic language’ in political campaigns
July 31, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: In a Catholic World Report essay, Father Brian Graebe remarks on the “almost apocalyptic language” used in American political debates, and observes:
To lose faith in and sight of that which is truly sacred skews a nation’s perspective, imbuing politics with a quasi-religious importance and its actors with a messianic aura...The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
The misuse of godly language doesn’t just attempt to elevate secular realities, however; it also denigrates sacred ones. If suddenly everything is sacred, then nothing is.
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