By Janet E. Smith, Ph.D., Crisis Magazine, Oct. 25, 2024
Janet E. Smith, Ph.D., is a retired professor of moral theology.
We are on the brink of the 2024 presidential election—which, perhaps more than ever, has us on the brink of preserving this wonderful nation or losing it.
We are on the brink of the 2024 presidential election—which, perhaps more than ever, has us on the brink of preserving this wonderful nation or losing it.
Is it true that some Catholics still don’t know for whom they are going to vote, or if they are going to vote? What more do they need to know than they know already? Maybe a lot.
A good case can be made for not voting or voting for a third-party candidate in “non-swing” states, but I believe it imperative for Catholics to vote for Trump in swing states. Indeed, somewhat indirectly, Cardinal Burke makes a strong case for this perspective.
I suspect the major reason that so many Catholics are considering not voting for Trump is because of the news sources they read. I read The Wall Street Journal, articles on the National Public Radio webpage, and several news feeds that draw from both left- and right-wing media organizations. But what really keeps me informed is the fact that I use 𝕏 (formerly known as Twitter), the best news source by far. Not only is breaking news available with breathtaking rapidity, but so is expert commentary—less so by journalists as by “real” people who have direct experience with the kind of realities making the news—former Secret Service agents, munitions experts, legal experts, medical experts—people who have unassailable expertise but who are ignored by MSM. ….
