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Entry: All Soul's Day Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/all_souls_day#8434 Post contents: Kevin, I am a bit puzzled by your last message, addressed to me. Normally, I do NOT use these threads to explain my own "personal relationship to Christ," at least not usually. But, and I find it remarkable that you apparently can ignore this, the Catholic faith has an everyday, over-arching application, socially, culturally AND politically. When I write of "Catholic political theory" or "Catholicx rightists," it is on that level. My writing on those topics flows from my faith. I must say, in all frankness, that your remark that for a traditional Catholic to explain various political implications of his belief to be "disordered" or a "dilution" indicates to me more, perhaps, about you and perhaps your inability to understand that the faith is not just a personal gift, but something to be lived, that has ramifications for ALL of society. I am by training and education a historian, but also have a degree and training in theology. Personally, when I was able, I attended Mass daily (traditional Mass), and I have been personally active in various pro-life, pro-adoption efforts, if you wish to know. But faith-- and my faith, in particular--does not just stop there. It is on that level that I have been discussing it. It is a pity that you have not seen that, and must resort to judging my faith.... I mean no offense to you, please understand, but I do find your comment a bit out of bounds. My faith informs my interest in history, in political theory, as well as in such diverse areas as music, architecture, and art. Sid, There you go again: your paragraph about De Koninck starts out with some genuine questions, but, as is usual, before we get to end we are back with your wild statements about "fascists" and Msgr. Tiso (who by the way was never charged with genocide, but rather with "collaboration") and electrical charges to genitals and coercion!! Obviously, you do not understand the doctrines of Quas primas and the "social sovereignty of Christ the King" (which, and I REPEAT MYSELF FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME, SID, has absolutely nothing at all to do with coercion!!!) Please, please, just go read Quas primas (or Divini Redemptoris), of Pius XI (don't be satisfied with just Mit Brennender Sorge; Quas primas is its logical completion). As I stated previously, it is utterly useless to discuss these topics with you. Sent at: 2008 11 21