More Catholic politicians said to separate faith from public service

Published: 2006-11-09

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- During the last 40 years, an increasing number of Catholic politicians have demonstrated a willingness to separate their faith from their public service. And that, according to Colleen Carroll Campbell, "has been very damaging to the church's witness in the world and in the public square." Campbell is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington and also host of the Eternal Word Television Network show "Faith and Culture." She is also a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. She made the comments in a telephone interview with The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese. She is scheduled to address the intersection of politics and religion during a talk Nov. 21 at the Cathedral of St. Paul. The theme of her presentation will be "The Kennedy Compromise: How America's First Catholic President Inaugurated an Era of Compartmentalized Faith in Politics."

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