Balance is back

by Julian Coman

Much of the polarisation and bitterness coursing through our culture can be traced back to this loss

There are signs of a return of the repressed, and a CST-friendly idea of “balance” may be coming back into political fashion.
UK Parliament

Paradoxically, given the Church’s reputation for absolutism, Catholic Social Teaching is a vigorous defence of a politics of pluralism

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User Comments (1)

Comment by: Benh

Posted: 23/05/2024 21:39:19

Not until we have proportional representation will we have a politics that holds the complex society we live in with the proper multi faceted tension it needs. The 2 party system doesnt do this. It encourages a beligerant politics. P R will encourage dialogue and debate and because holds that diversity is good it will also encourage tolerance. A return to more a catholic social agenda will only be aided by P R. Catholic social thinking must catch up.