….about the link between faith and politics
Recently, United States republican presidential contender Jeb Bush, a Catholic, weighed in on Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical, remarking, “I don’t get economic policy from my bishops or my cardinals, or from my Pope. … I think religion ought to be about making us better as people, and less about things that end up getting into the political realm.”
The comments were heavily criticized; but now, they’ve also been gently criticized by a heavyweight.
In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, widely considered to be an important influence behind the papal encyclical and president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was asked to respond to Bush’s remarks — and particularly the idea that “this is not about morality or theology or religion,” as Amanpour put it.
Turkson responded by calling Bush’s comments “unfortunate,” and then went on to say:
Source: GhanaWeb
