Catholic theologian, artist, husband, father, full prof at College of the Holy Cross, tweets are mine (not endorsed by employer or probably anyone else)
Jan 12, 2021 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Numerous US Catholics, in what may flow from genuine reverence, hew to a pathological aesthetic of authority—of power. One would be hard-pressed to construct a comprehensive account of Catholic support for the forty-fifth President of the United States ... (1/6)
since Catholics’ reasons may be legion, but if we are honest with reality, we must acknowledge that for many this particular president seems to promise an America in which the Church can wield considerable power. A preference for him is a matter of aesthetics, of sense, ... (2/6)
