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Pope Francis, Politics, and Trump: Why We Must Vote Trump Out
Oct 29, 2020
Pope Francis, in his newest encyclical, explains how good politicians are concerned about the common good, not about their own private interests. They seek to help society, to make it better. Thus, they ask themselves questions, trying to determine if what they do is only for themselves or if it is for others:
At times, in thinking of the future, we do well to ask ourselves, “Why I am doing this?”, “What is my real aim?” For as time goes on, reflecting on the past, the questions will not be: “How many people endorsed me?”, “How many voted for me?”, “How many had a positive image of me?” The real, and potentially painful, questions will be, “How much love did I put into my work?” “What did I do for the progress of our people?” “What mark did I leave on the life of society?” “What real bonds did I create?” “What positive forces did I unleash?” “How much social peace did I sow?” “What good did I achieve in the position that was entrusted to me?” [1]
Good politicians will ask themselves these questions because they are truly concerned about others. That is why they got into politics. They saw needs which were not being met and went about the way they thought they could best have them fulfilled. And, once in office, they understood that they need to continually examine themselves and what they are doing, to do an examination of conscience and see if they have been corrupted by power. If they see themselves answering such questions poorly, that is, if they see that they have started to promote their own interests over the good of the people, they will correct themselves, or realize it is time to get out of politics . Bad politicians, on the other hand, will mock such questions, Not only are they so self-assured that they see no need to question themselves and what they do, they also do not care about the common good, but rather, their own private interests and desires. Joseph Biden , for all his faults, is willing to ask these questions about himself; on the other hand, Donald Trump, with all his bluster, has never shown any willingness for critical self-examination , and so Trump will never be able to allow others question him or suggest anything which he does not want.
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