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Catholic Integralism Is the Wrong Kind of Integration

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Haun, W. J. (2026, October 25). Catholic Integralism Is the Wrong Kind of Integration. The Dispatch. https://thedispatch.com/article/catholic-church-integralism-constitution/

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The Dispatch · collected 2026-10-25 · by William J. Haun

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This essay, adapted from William J. Haun’s book "Not to Caesar but to Peter," discusses how a new generation of Catholics seeks a more unified approach to defending their institutional church. The author argues that this younger group no longer finds convincing Father John Courtney Murray's concept of relying on natural law arguments alone for the protection of religious liberty in America.
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William J. Haun, in an essay published by Angelico Press and adapted from "Not to Caesar but to Peter," argues that a younger generation of Catholics seeks a more unified defense of their church's institutions. According to Haun, this new generation was not part of the America where individual citizens protected Catholic Church liberties solely through natural law arguments as Father John Courtney Murray described in his concept of “the great act of trust.”

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William J. Haun
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🔮 Editor’s Note: This essay has been adapted from an excerpt of Not to Caesar but to Peter by William J. Haun, published by Angelico Press.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Catholic Integralism Is the Wrong Kind of Integration
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America Americans Angelico Press Catholics the Catholic Church

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They never knew the America that made plausible what Father John Courtney Murray called “the great act of trust”—that is, individual Americans protecting the liberty of the Catholic Church and religious exercise purely with natural law arguments.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25
🔮 Editor’s Note: This essay has been adapted from an excerpt of Not to Caesar but to Peter by William J. Haun, published by Angelico Press.
2026-10-25 · The Dispatch
Catholic Integralism Is the Wrong Kind of Integration · assertive framing

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Editor’s Note: This essay has been adapted from an excerpt of Not to Caesar but to Peter by William J. Haun, published by Angelico Press. asserted
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A younger generation of Catholics wants a more coherent defense of the institutional church. asserted
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They never knew the America that made plausible what Father John Courtney Murray called “the great act of trust”—that is, individual Americans protecting the liberty of the Catholic Church and religious exercise purely with natural law arguments. asserted
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