Zuppi and Catholics in politics: “The Church does not take sides. No direct commitment.”

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Zuppi and Catholics in politics: “The Church does not take sides. No direct commitment.”

No direct involvement in political groups for those who carry out a ministry in the parish. The bishop of Reggio Emilia, Monsignor Giacomo Morandi, wrote to his parish priests to recall what was established by Saint Paul VI in the apostolic letter Ministeria Quaedam of 1972, namely that ministers “are made available to the community and its mission in a stable form” and therefore cannot have responsibilities that are divisive like an assignment …