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Fr. John A. Perricone: “Render Unto Caesar…”: To Vote or Not to Vote – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. John A. Perricone: “Render Unto Caesar…”: To Vote or Not to Vote

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By Fr. John A. Perricone, Crisis Magazine, Oct. 30, 2024

Fr. John A. Perricone, Ph.D., is an adjunct professor of philosophy at Iona University in New Rochelle, New York. His articles have appeared in St. John’s Law Review, The Latin Mass, New Oxford Review and The Journal of Catholic Legal Studies. He can be reached at www.fatherperricone.com.

 

No Catholic is permitted to surrender the duty of his citizenship to a sullen despair, exaggerated analyses of decline, idiosyncratic critiques of democracy, or a cynical secession from his duties.

Perricone“Render unto Caesar…” may cause some alarm. God Incarnate seems to be lauding Caesar, yet Caesar hardly seems laudable.

The Caesars were a rather disreputable bunch, given their depraved lives. Let us recall that after the worthy life of Augustus, there were Tiberius, Caligula, and Nero. Hardly Catholic role models. …

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