10 That's why Novak framed his ideal of a neo-con theology in terms of "democratic capitalism": business was doing God's work.
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11 Novak's project seemed half-way plausible under John Paul II & Benedict, esp. with Vatican working with CIA in Poland & elsewhere
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12 Yet even under JPII & Benedict, there was little evidence that church took seriously Novak/Neuhaus's sanctification of capitalism.
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13 Catholic neo-cons had greatest impact in US supreme court: Scalia, Clarence Thomas, etc.
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14 The social issues (abortion, gay marriage etc) gave a second wind to the Novak/Neuhaus project in last decade.
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15 But with Francis you have a Pope who realizes social issues are a liability & is forceful on economic justice.
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16 With Francis, we can see Catholic neo-conservatism as a temporary ad hoc alliance, with little impact on core of the church.
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17 Of course white ethnic Catholics in USA might still lean Republican but has little to do with demographic & intellectual future of church
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18 Curiously, the Novak project was perhaps the most recent version of the Americanism heresy: idea church needs to have 100% USA values.
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20 Historically, Opus Dei & Jesuits have been fierce rivals. So interesting to see what will happen to OD under a Jesuit Pope.
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