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In a Christian social order, the State officially recognizes the Church's special role in the life of the nation, and protects and support the Church in its provision of social services. This was the pattern of social organization throughout Christendom until the advent of the Lutheran heresy, which proclaimed the cult of individual Liberty and its separation of Church and State.

Maybe if the Catholic Church had reformed its abuses there would have been no need for a Protestant "heresy", commonly called "The Reformation".

Also...Is this guy actually suggesting that we as a society should return to a government and church relationship that existed before Martin Luther? UNBELIEVABLE!

The ranks of the Catholic hierarchy and intelligentsia is full to overflowing with idiots like this writer. It is one among many reasons why I started looking for a different church 30 years ago. Wow! Am I ever glad to be out of the hold of this nuttiness!

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The ranks of the Catholic hierarchy and intelligentsia is full to overflowing with idiots like this writer. It is one among many reasons why I started looking for a different church 30 years ago. Wow! Am I ever glad to be out of the hold of this nuttiness!

Great perspective.

It's kind of hard to believe that people who claim to be conservative come to FR and advocate the destruction of the Republic and union of church and state.