I've been sort of torn about this whole issue for the past few weeks. Part of me wants to really like Ron Paul, and everything he stands for, his consistency, his constitutionalism and minor isolationism and, what I see as, an anti-Judaic/ US control of the world and all world affairs; I refer especially to his views in the middle east with countries like Israel/Palestine and Iran.**
However, another part of me thinks, if someone's not Catholic (He isn't anyways), if they're not completely for the social Kingship of Christ and the restitution of Christ as the end of the citizens they represent, then everything else is moot.
I guess Ron Paul appeals to my political nature, yet he fails, as all modern politicians do, to appeal to my Religious senses- and of course the latter trumps all. We can talk all day about, "well perhaps God will use him to do this or that," or, "perhaps this is what God wants," but that's just adolescent wishful thinking.
When one sticks with what's visible to the
Christian eye, its simple to see that only a great calamity will bring nations and rulers back to Christ, as our human nature and the abundance of Earthly pleasures have prevented most in this world from doing so. I think man comes to know and accept God in two primary ways: he is given, and is open to, His graces; or, because of no other choice, he is forced to turn to Our Lord because of need. I think most in Tradition fit the former description, and the rest of the world fits the latter.
There is no
need in the world for God right now. People are led to believe they can live in this life without him; physically, this is true, as He forces no one to accept him. Sure, they create their own 'spirituality' to fill a void in their hearts; or, more correctly, they create their own spirituality to blind themselves from seeing the True God. They turn their head in another direction, avoiding the All Good, so they can continue in their ways, yet give themselves a false sense of spiritual satisfaction. But people do not care to seek out what is an absolute necessity, a truly Christian life. Vain pleasure rules, and one can readily find it in this world. The devil has worked hard, for many centuries to get to this point, and has so far succeeded.
So even if someone like Ron Paul, or Santorum, is successful in becoming the President, this may help Temporal matters in the world, but it will do absolutely nothing for what is truly important to the nation and the human race.
My
**He understands that the Church is able to fill the needs of those people who are poor, and had even worked for a Catholic hospital in the 60s and gave treatment to those in need for free; so while I support many ideals which do not fit the, so-called, 'conservative' agenda, I would support his approach; its all, or nothing. You can not call yourself conservative, yet remove the ability of the Church to render aid to those in need, either through supporting politicians who favor separation of Church and State, or through not supporting the Church of Christ. So for now, I support social welfare and fair treatment of workers, as the Church had done in the past when her ability to protect Her people was taken away.