The Church's greatest philosopher, St. Thomas Aquinas, is one of the clearest voices for a system of human law grounded in the limited purpose of defending individuals and property
The recent stand-off between the Obama administration and the Catholic Church is producing an effect that may prove to be more historically significant than the immediate battle over freedom of religion. A problem that has been growing within the Church for decades has finally burst into the light: the conflict between Church leaders and a significant portion of the flock on the subject of political freedom.
