The other thing I really like about Santorum is that his faith appears to be the genuine article. If he talks about the sanctity of life, he means it. Nitpicking from Ron Paul aside. He strikes me as a guy who'd go down in flames as a pro-life hero with 30% of the vote in a re-election bid if he had to. Even the things I strongly dislike about Santorum are distinctively Catholic, and thus, Christian. As a side note, I think the bishops could stand to do even more thinking about capitalism and whether a freer version of it really is as dehumanizing as they seem to suggest. In any case though, it's more than clear that Santorum's view of government is a mainstream (if misguided) Catholic one.
Hilarious Com-Box Quote of The Day: "I was caught immediately because it is the Acts of the Apostles, not the Acts of the Holy Spirit Acting Erratically."--Donald Todd, reacting to the inartful opposition of the Holy Spirit and the Magisterium. Mark Galli, an editor at Christianity Today, had suggested that today's "confusion" in evangelicalism replicates a confusion on the day of Pentecost. Mr. Todd commented after this reply , and the original article is here. My thoughts: By what means was this Church-less "consensus" formed? If the Council did not possess the authority to adjudicate such questions, who does? If the Council Fathers did not intend to be the arbiters, why do they say that they do? At the risk of being rude, I would define evangelicalism as, "Whatever I want or need to believe at any particular time." Ecclesial authority to settle a particular question is a step forward, but only as long as, "God alone is Lord of the con
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