Avoiding Elitism, by Rob Marco

Liturgy and politics are not so dissimilar. For those who consider themselves aficionados or pundits, both spheres offer endless opportunities for analysis, discussion, and persuasion. There is a soteriological element as well—for if we can just get the liturgy right, just usher in the right candidate or political party, everything will be restored. “All will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well.”

For those not so disposed, however, such heady bantering can quickly grow…wearisome. And though I may not be all that astute in things liturgical or political, I do have a workingman’s knowledge of human nature enough to know that it is fallen, prone to overcorrection, and subject to the law of unintended consequences. …

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