Originally published at The Catholic Thing
Anyone analyzing the American political scene today can recognize some serious troubles. When a presidential candidate runs (twice) on the motto, “Make America Great Again,” he sends the unmistakable message that America is not great now. Avid Trump supporters believe that a great deal of work must be done before that “great” status is restored, while his opponents insist that the Trump administration is destroying the country. From either end of the political spectrum, then, the current condition of our republic appears grim. But this view is not only un-American; it is also un-Catholic.
