The president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged Americans to vote in November’s midterm elections, despite the country’s deep political divisions, saying that discouragement “is not a Christian virtue”.
“In a time of deep political division, the temptation is to be discouraged and to not participate in the election process. But discouragement is not a Christian virtue,” said Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the conference, in a statement issued on Wednesday.
