REPAIRING FOUNDATIONS & ONE-ISSUE VOTERS - Homily for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

"The Church’s teachings concerning contingent situations are subject to new and further developments and can be open to discussion, yet we [as pastors] cannot help but be concrete—without presuming to enter into details—lest the great social principles remain mere generalities which challenge no one. . . . The Church’s pastors, taking into account the contributions of the different sciences, have the right to offer opinions in all that affects people’s lives, since the task of evangelization implies and demands the integral promotion of each human being." Pope Francis, quote in Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship Statement by Archbishop Joseph Naumann