WATCH!! Fr. Michael P. Orsi: These Midterm Elections Are the Battleground for the Very Soul of America

There are grave moral questions at play in upcoming U.S. mid-terms. Decisions we make now will affect the future. Politics matter.

By Fr. Michael P. Orsi, LifeSitenews, Nov 2, 2022

This essay is based on a homily delivered by Fr. Orsi and is published with permission.  A priest of the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, Rev. Michael P. Orsi currently serves as parochial vicar at St. Agnes Parish in Naples, Florida. He is host of “Action for Life TV,” a weekly cable television series devoted to pro-life issues, and his writings appear in numerous publications and online journals. His TV show episodes can be viewed online here. 

(Fr. Michael P. Orsi) — I often hear complaints about “that priest down in Florida who gets involved in politics.”

Let me plead guilty to being that priest.

Clergy are often reluctant to take a public stand on political issues. They don’t want to risk alienating members of their congregations, or they fear challenges to their churches’ tax exempt status.

My view is that religious leaders must get involved in politics. Indeed, they have an obligation to address important public questions. Elections determine who will hold temporal power in the nation — and, therefore, who gets to determine the civic atmosphere in which people attempt to live their faith.

Living by faith can be difficult under the best of circumstances. Right now, when so many stumbling blocks have been put in the way, conducting a moral, faith-filled life is a special challenge.

Politics matter because souls are at stake. ….

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