Is the GOP a wolf in sheep's clothing? Disclaimer: In an era when Catholics are faced with the choice of the lesser of two or three evils in every election, this article is not about whether Catholics should vote for a Republican for office. In the present political climate, the Republican candidate may well be the only candidate for which a Catholic can cast a vote in good conscience. And, indeed, it can be stipulated that a Republican President of the United States would represent an immense improvement over a Democrat one.
On November 4, 2014, we at Christ the King Law Center (CKLC) watched with excitement as the Democratic Party lost control of the United States Senate as well as losing more seats in the United States House of Representatives. We couldn’t help but feel satisfied that President Obama’s attempt to implement his radical liberal policies could be slowed, stopped, or reversed. But that emotion quickly gave way to the realization that the victorious Republican Party was not the ideal political instrument for America’s affirmation of Christ’s Kingship. Unfortunately the 2014 mid-term elections was not an affirmation of the Social Reign of Christ the King.
At least officially, the Republican Party is liberal and one of the principal objectives of liberalism is that "[t]he State is not bound to make its laws conform to the law of Christ the King". [1] The most recent platform of the Republican Party states that “the only just government is one that truly governs with the consent of the governed." [2] But what if the “governed” do not consent to make its laws conform to the law of Christ the King? This is one the radical principles of liberalism which preaches the “[a]bsolute civil sovereignty in the implied right of the people to make their own laws in entire independence and utter disregard of any other criterion than the popular will expressed at the polls and in parliamentary majorities.” [3] The Republican platform also states that we should “[t]rust the people.” [4] This is another restatement of the liberal principle of the sovereignty of the people echoed by Lucifer’s cry of “Non serviam”. [5] Instead of placing our trust in people we should place our trust in Jesus Christ, our God and King. Finally the Republican platform states that its “policies and positions respect the right of every American to follow his or her beliefs and underscore our reverence for the religious freedom envisioned by the Founding Fathers of our nation and of our party.” [6] But what about the First Commandment of God which states that "Thou shalt not have strange Gods before me?" [7] Are we now to expect that the state is to sanction the worship of false idols and false religions? [8]
Thus the 2014 mid-term elections was not an affirmation of the Social Reign of Christ the King. This is because the Republican party is a liberal party, and liberalism denies the obligation of the State to make its laws conform to the law of Christ the King. While the "classical" liberalism of the Republican party is distinct from the more radical liberalism of the Democratic Party it is still liberalism. And "[l]iberalism of every degree and all forms has been formally condemned-so much so that outside of the motives of its intrinsic malice, it stands under the formal ban of the Church, which is sufficient for all faithful Catholics." [9]
[1] M. Davies, The Second Vatican Council and Religious Liberty 70 (1992).
[2] See: https://www.gop.com/platform/preamble/.
[3] F. Sarda Y Salvany, Liberalism is a Sin 10 (1886).
[4] See: https://www.gop.com/platform/preamble/.
[5] "I will not serve".
[6] https://www.gop.com/platform/we-the-people/.
[7] Exodus 20:3.
[8] Some may raise the objection that the Church allegedly teaches that the state must protect religious freedom as outlined in the Second Vatican Council’s document Dignitatis humanae. A discussion on the proper interpretation of this document and its compatibility with previous documents of the Church's Magisterium is beyond the scope of this article. It is sufficient to state that the liberal notion that freedom of conscience and worship in the external forum is not taught by the Church and was in fact condemned. See Michael Davies, The Second Vatican Council and Religious Liberty 70 (1992). Also see a previous article we wrote titled Tradition Ignored.
[9] F. Sarda Y Salvany, Liberalism is a Sin 45 (1886).
On November 4, 2014, we at Christ the King Law Center (CKLC) watched with excitement as the Democratic Party lost control of the United States Senate as well as losing more seats in the United States House of Representatives. We couldn’t help but feel satisfied that President Obama’s attempt to implement his radical liberal policies could be slowed, stopped, or reversed. But that emotion quickly gave way to the realization that the victorious Republican Party was not the ideal political instrument for America’s affirmation of Christ’s Kingship. Unfortunately the 2014 mid-term elections was not an affirmation of the Social Reign of Christ the King.
At least officially, the Republican Party is liberal and one of the principal objectives of liberalism is that "[t]he State is not bound to make its laws conform to the law of Christ the King". [1] The most recent platform of the Republican Party states that “the only just government is one that truly governs with the consent of the governed." [2] But what if the “governed” do not consent to make its laws conform to the law of Christ the King? This is one the radical principles of liberalism which preaches the “[a]bsolute civil sovereignty in the implied right of the people to make their own laws in entire independence and utter disregard of any other criterion than the popular will expressed at the polls and in parliamentary majorities.” [3] The Republican platform also states that we should “[t]rust the people.” [4] This is another restatement of the liberal principle of the sovereignty of the people echoed by Lucifer’s cry of “Non serviam”. [5] Instead of placing our trust in people we should place our trust in Jesus Christ, our God and King. Finally the Republican platform states that its “policies and positions respect the right of every American to follow his or her beliefs and underscore our reverence for the religious freedom envisioned by the Founding Fathers of our nation and of our party.” [6] But what about the First Commandment of God which states that "Thou shalt not have strange Gods before me?" [7] Are we now to expect that the state is to sanction the worship of false idols and false religions? [8]
Thus the 2014 mid-term elections was not an affirmation of the Social Reign of Christ the King. This is because the Republican party is a liberal party, and liberalism denies the obligation of the State to make its laws conform to the law of Christ the King. While the "classical" liberalism of the Republican party is distinct from the more radical liberalism of the Democratic Party it is still liberalism. And "[l]iberalism of every degree and all forms has been formally condemned-so much so that outside of the motives of its intrinsic malice, it stands under the formal ban of the Church, which is sufficient for all faithful Catholics." [9]
[1] M. Davies, The Second Vatican Council and Religious Liberty 70 (1992).
[2] See: https://www.gop.com/platform/preamble/.
[3] F. Sarda Y Salvany, Liberalism is a Sin 10 (1886).
[4] See: https://www.gop.com/platform/preamble/.
[5] "I will not serve".
[6] https://www.gop.com/platform/we-the-people/.
[7] Exodus 20:3.
[8] Some may raise the objection that the Church allegedly teaches that the state must protect religious freedom as outlined in the Second Vatican Council’s document Dignitatis humanae. A discussion on the proper interpretation of this document and its compatibility with previous documents of the Church's Magisterium is beyond the scope of this article. It is sufficient to state that the liberal notion that freedom of conscience and worship in the external forum is not taught by the Church and was in fact condemned. See Michael Davies, The Second Vatican Council and Religious Liberty 70 (1992). Also see a previous article we wrote titled Tradition Ignored.
[9] F. Sarda Y Salvany, Liberalism is a Sin 45 (1886).
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