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Washington D.C., Nov 21, 2012 \/ 12:27 am (CNA<\/a>).- Catholic political activist Deal Hudson says the results of the 2012 elections have caused him to reflect on the tensions between evangelism and politics and the need for Christians to show patience, good humor and God\u2019s love amid \u201cpolitical rancor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThere is an inherent tension, almost a conflict, between what Christians must do in a political campaign and what Christians do in evangelization,\u201d he said Nov. 20 in an essay at Catholic Online.<\/p>\n

\tHudson is the president of the Pennsylvania Catholics Network and formerly led Catholic outreach at the Republican National Committee.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIn politics we focus on moral standards, standards of conduct and action; as evangelists we reach out to those whose failure to keep those standards have left them cut off from God and feeling alienated from the Church and its teachings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tCatholics in politics insist that people respect certain moral standards but as evangelists Catholics also \u201ccall these people to \u2018come home\u2019 even if they have not been living by them, if they have broken God\u2019s laws and commandments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tIn one conversation Hudson had after the election, he noted that people become Christians \u201cbecause of love, God\u2019s love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cPeople are burdened with guilt, with their sins and failures. They need and want forgiveness, redemption from the past, hope for the future, they want a happier life and to be with God in eternity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tHudson stressed he did not want to dismiss political efforts to defend \u201cthe Christian vision\u201d and moral laws that protect the common good. However, the election prompted him to engage in self-examination.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI do regret those times my own voice became angry or bitter, and I apologize to any and all who witnessed those moments,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\tHe said Christians in politics should \u201cpay close attention to our tone\u201d in what they are communicating in their manner of speaking and in their presentation to the world.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWould anyone of good will who disagrees with us see or hear that we are attempting to share a gift or would they say we are \u2018puffed up\u2019 with pride?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cOur kindness, patience, and good humor in the midst of political rancor can be witness to the heart of our faith, to the heart of the Church,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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