I wrote a blog post a while back highlighting my most popular Trump cartoons. They are being shared everywhere. As a result, I'm hearing from people questioning why I, someone interested in spirituality, would be interested in politics.
What does Trump have to do with the Church? Everything, unfortunately. Instead of making life easier for people, as our governments should, it’s making things more difficult—and even scary—for many.
Let me explain with words and more political cartoons.
I believe the Church has two functions:
1. Pastoral: That means, it takes care of its people and all people. Like a good shepherd, the Church cares for the sheep, its flock, and all sheep.
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2. Prophetic: This means it speaks truth to power. But, and this is important, this function serves the pastoral one. It speaks truth to power in order to protect its people, to fight for their rights, and to call the powers and authorities to do their job and serve people.
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Bottom line, the Church’s job is to love and take care of people.
Unfortunately, we’re seeing the Church align itself with power… the kind of power that doesn’t care for all people but just a select few.
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So, not only are those in power neglecting its primary role of serving people, but the Church is aiding and abetting in this neglect of its function and therefore the neglect of its people.
This is why I draw what some call my more political cartoons.
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We do not live in an isolated little bubble. People are being abused within the Church as well as society.
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I hope my cartoons illustrate this clearly and remind us that we are here to serve people, not for people to serve us.
Love is the bottom line.
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