Fall 2012 Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion

Can a Catholic Vote for Either Ticket?

Monday, October 15, 2012
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Loyola University Chicago
Klarchek Information Commons, 4th Floor
Loyola University Chicago

Given that both the Democratic Incumbent Vice-President and the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate both claim to be devout Catholics, how can we make sense of the competing visions of the Catholic faith alive in American politics? Both candidates claim that their positions are informed by Catholic social teaching and tradition, yet each take very different trajectories. This two hour panel discussion brings together Loyola professors from Political Science, Theology, Sociology and the School of Law to offer insight into the challenges of voting in this political year.

Panelists:

Dr. Tisha Rajendra, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago

Hon. Thomas More Donnelly, Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, adjunct professor at Loyola Law School

Dr. Kathleen Maas Weigert, Gannon Center for Women and Leadership, Professorship in Women and Leadership, Assistant to the Provost for Social Justice Initiatives

Dr. Alan R. Gitelson,  Department of Political Science, Loyola University Chicago

Dr. Robert Mayer, Department of Political Science, Loyola University Chicago

Dr. Michael Murphy, Director of Catholic Studies, Loyola University Chicago

Moderator:

Rev. Mark Bosco, S.J., Director of the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage