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“.Patriotism is not a mere sentiment or political allegiance it is a moral virtue rooted in piety by which we render to honor to God and to the earthly bonds to which His Providence has granted to us Life and formed our identity.
To our parents, families and native lands, God has bestowed immeasurable blessings: the gift of life, the experience of love and the shaping of moral character.
Patriotism recognizes these gifts with gratitude and accepts the duties that arise from them. It belongs to justice for it gives what is due to our homeland and to charity for it seeks our nation’s true good according to the moral law written by God upon the human heart.
Rightly understood, patriotism ennobles the heart; It does not excuse wrongdoing but impels us to work for the conversion of society, the defense of the innocent, and the protection of human life from conception to natural death. It strengthens family life, civic virtue and fidelity to truth.
For the Christian, patriotism becomes a path of holiness, uniting earthly duty to heavenly hope. When lived in the light of Christ it helps prepare society to receive His reign in which justice flourishes, peace endures and the gospel shapes the destiny of nations.” Cardinal Burke
“.Patriotism is not a mere sentiment or political allegiance it is a moral virtue rooted in piety by which we render to honor to God and to the earthly bonds to which His Providence has granted to us Life and formed our identity.
To our parents, families and native lands, God has bestowed immeasurable blessings: the gift of life, the experience of love and the shaping of moral character.
Patriotism recognizes these gifts with gratitude and accepts the duties that arise from them. It belongs to justice for it gives what is due to our homeland and to charity for it seeks our nation’s true good according to the moral law written by God upon the human heart.
Rightly understood, patriotism ennobles the heart; It does not excuse wrongdoing but impels us to work for the conversion of society, the defense of the innocent, and the protection of human life from conception to natural death. It strengthens family life, civic virtue and fidelity to truth.
For the Christian, patriotism becomes a path of holiness, uniting earthly duty to heavenly hope. When lived in the light of Christ it helps prepare society to receive His reign in which justice flourishes, peace endures and the gospel shapes the destiny of nations.” Cardinal Burke