"The Eclipse of Catholic Fusionism"

This piece, in American Affairs (an important new journal), by Kevin Gallagher, is getting a lot of notice and comment.  I confess, I'm not wild about the piece.  It's probably because I'm getting old, but it seemed off-puttingly overconfident and also to indulge in broad-brushing and oversimplification (and silly cliches about "theocons").  That said, it's another addition to the interesting and important conversation about Catholicism and liberal democracy.

Whether or not one agrees with the descriptions and diagnoses, I'd suggest that a little more . . . gratitude (and a little less imperious snark) is in order to those who've made it their vocation to use the tools at hand to defend religious liberty and the freedom of the Church.

I'd welcome comments from other MOJ-ers!