Reckoning with empire: A Catholic critique of American foreign policy in a nuclear age - Catholic Review

Reckoning with empire: A Catholic critique of American foreign policy in a nuclear age - Catholic Review

In our era of war, drone strikes and simmering nuclear tensions, Catholics must bring the Gospel to bear on global affairs, not merely in prayer, but in policy, and hold their leaders accountable in doing so. For too long, American foreign policy has been animated by a belief in “American exceptionalism” — the idea that the United States is a singular, divinely favored nation destined to lead the world — and a determination to preserve its role …