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 1 I    |   participation of Catholics in political life. This Note is directed
 2 I    |    called to participate in the political life of democratic societies.~ ~
 3 I    |        Christian involvement in political life: Christians, as one
 4 I    |     well, to the development of political solutions and legislative
 5 I(6) |    refers to the involvement in political life of lay members of the
 6 I(6) |         active participation in political parties is reserved to the
 7 I    |    which inspire the social and political involvement of Catholics
 8 I(11)|        regarding the social and political order. Cf. Leo XIII, Encyclical
 9 II   |        the current cultural and political debate~2. Civil society
10 II   |     contribution to society and political life – through the legitimate
11 II   |        choose among the various political opinions that are compatible
12 II   |       needs of the common good. Political freedom is not – and cannot
13 II   |      task to set forth specific political solutions – and even less
14 II   |        On the level of concrete political action, there can generally
15 II   |     generally be a plurality of political parties in which Catholics
16 II   |         the basic principles of political theory, and the technical
17 II   |    technical complexity of many political problems. It should not
18 II   |   assess their participation in political life so as to be sure that
19 II   |    participation of citizens in political choices, it succeeds only
20 II   |         Catholic involvement in political life cannot compromise on
21 II   |        permit one to vote for a political program or an individual
22 II   |         of Catholic doctrine. A political commitment to a single isolated
23 II   |       and put into action.~When political activity comes up against
24 II   |   commitment on the part of all political leaders.~ ~
25 III  |  autonomy of lay involvement in political life to support policies
26 III  |        rightful autonomy of the political or civil sphere from that
27 III  |       between the religious and political spheres. «Extremely sensitive
28 III  |       proper to religion and to political society. In practice, the
29 III  |        recognition of civil and political rights, as well as the allocation
30 III  |      Church does not lessen the political legitimacy or the rightful «
31 III  |       exercised by Catholics in political life with the claim of a
32 III  |       does not wish to exercise political power or eliminate the freedom
33 III  |  particularly those involved in political life, so that their actions
34 III  |   contribution so that, through political life, society will become
35 III  |     that disqualifies them from political life, denying the legitimacy
36 III  |         the legitimacy of their political involvement following from
37 III  |       Christianity in public or political life, but even the possibility
38 IV   |       support has been given to political forces or movements with
39 IV   |       expressed perspectives on political choices that have been ambiguous
40 IV   | misinterpreting the idea of the political autonomy enjoyed by Catholics
41 IV   |      experience of Catholics in political life in various countries,
42 IV   |     complex’ in comparison with political programs which recent history
43 IV   |         framework on social and political questions, conscious that
44 IV   |          Christians must reject political positions and activities