[CatoRenasci]

I am sympathetic to your emphasizing the importance of Catholics following Catholic doctrine. When doctrine conflicts with secular duty, however, what do you do? Do you (like the martyrs of old) cheerfully accept whatever punishment the state metes out for breaking the law? Do you withdraw from public life? It's not so simple, it seems to me, for Catholics in public life.

[Frank Sheed]

---It's not so simple, it seems to me, for Catholics in public life.---

Amen+ Thomas More and Thomas a Becket both died for upholding their Faith against the whim of the State!

[NeoCaveman]

When doctrine conflicts with secular duty, however, what do you do? Do you (like the martyrs of old) cheerfully accept whatever punishment the state metes out for breaking the law? Do you withdraw from public life? It's not so simple, it seems to me, for Catholics in public life.

Either resign the secular position or resign from the Church. After all, no one can serve two masters. Ideally the state wouldn't require immorality and then there would be no conflict meritting resignation.