The New Theocrats Are Neither Conservative Nor Christian

When you’re a practicing Catholic, the world loves to challenge your faith. Some want to know why you worship Mary, the mother of Jesus. Others want to know why you hate gay people. And everyone, sooner or later, wants you to answer for the Crusades…

A small but increasingly vocal cohort of traditionalist Catholics do appear to believe that the state should play a role in enforcing Church teachings—including, it would seem, against non-Catholics. Until now, that’s been something of a fringe position within the conservative movement. But 2019 may be remembered as the year theocracy went mainstream… Read More