"Do not give in to the temptation of vote trading"
Catholic Bishops of Senegal, June 2014
"The word “corruption” comes from the Latin root cor, meaning “altogether,” and ruptio which means “broken”. Corruption “breaks” the wholeness, the integrity of the political process, since it breaches the basic principles of rule of social justice, and law, upon which the representative democratic system is based. Corruption at the level of government distorts policies and governance in general, it leads to the public losing trust in those holding public office, and in the state in general. "
Christine Rossi
“True democracy allows religions on an equal basis, of course, with other creeds and worldviews – a voice in the public sphere.”
Austen Ivereigh and Kathryn Jean Lopez
From the Popes
TOP POPES' QUOTES ABOUT DEMOCRACY
"The Church values the democratic system inasmuch as it ensures the participation of citizens in making political choices, guarantees to the governed the possibility both of electing and holding accountable those who govern them, and of replacing them through peaceful means when appropriate. Thus she cannot encourage the formation of narrow ruling groups which usurp the power of the State for individual interests or for ideological ends."
FROM LIFE: Six Thing The US Election Taught Us About Society
As the 2016 presidential election draws to a close, Universe of Faith takes a look at six policy issues that raised by this erratic political season. Understanding what political parties talk about is more important than what they say about it; in this strict list Universe of Faith identifies the central themes prevalent in today’s American society and, arguably, the western world.
