Inviting Us to Participate in Sin, by Wendell Hull

By Wendell Hull, Crisis Magazine, Aug. 17, 2022

Wendell Hull has spent a couple of lives in the military and business. He is on his third life as a homeschooling dad and occasional catechist.

The saying goes that the people get the government they deserve. A bad tree yields a bad harvest of leaders. This follows the natural law that God has placed in the world. He also directly intervenes—at least the bishops of the Church have, in the past, held this to be the case. When Joshua followed God’s instructions, the walls of Jericho fell. When the Hebrews and their high priest, Aaron, chose to worship a calf, God was harsh but merciful in response.

In Joshua’s case, a course of action was directed by God, the leader commanded it be followed, and the people obeyed.  …

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