
Don’t Demonize—or Divinize—the Powerful
Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
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The Richness of Catholic Social Teaching
In the ancient world, you find a tendency to apothesize political authority. What i mean by that fancy term is to turn kings and emperors into gods. We worship them. Theyare they are flawless and infallible. There are no limits to their power. Most ancient cultures divinize teir political leaders. Then there's the bible. Oh, read these wonderful accounts. You'll find it in the samuel literature when israel is asking for a king so they can be like other nations. The prophet samuel tells him exactly what kings in their corruption are going to do. And see, everybody, i think it makes the bible very distinctive. All of that remains true
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