Aquinas and the State John M. Vela, The American Conservative Monday, July 11, 2022 One of the achievements of Christianity was to secure the independence of the church from the state. The final spiritual end of man—beatitude—is the responsibility of the church, a “distinct spiritual government,” not the state. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
Aquinas and the State
John M. Vela, The American Conservative
Monday, July 11, 2022