The Faithful Citizenship vote: A Pillar explainer
The U.S. bishops voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reissue without revisions their guide to political engagement, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship“, along with supplemental materials, and to begin re-examining the document immediately after the 2024 election.
The guide has been the subject of intense debate at recent general assemblies, with a faction of the bishops having pushed to replace it with a new document consciously reflective of Pope Francis’ “new body of teaching.”
But what exactly is the document? What did the bishops say about it this week? And why does it matter?
