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By Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine, Jan. 23, 2024

Sean Fitzpatrick is a senior contributor to Crisis and serves on the faculty of Gregory the Great Academy, a Catholic boarding school for boys in Pennsylvania.

 

In response to the suggestion that political corruption and gerrymandering have made civic participation pointless, Catholics should remember that the greatest points are often hidden in pointlessness.

Sean FitzpatrickWhen Donald Trump ran away with the Iowa caucuses and made the turn to New Hampshire, leaving Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley in the dust, Kamala Harris cackled, “No matter who the Republican nominee is, we’re winning.”

It’s not hard to regard that comment as loaded as a sniper rifle in the current political atmosphere, when so many right-wingers suspect a rigged system. To those who sicken at the insinuation behind Harris’ words, there is a growing sense that there may be no point in hoping for, let alone acting toward, a healthier state of the union. But should Catholic Americans also conclude that there is no point to political participation? …

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