We talk easily about faith and public service: education, medicine, law and order. Few Catholics would abstain from voting. And yet we have a reticence when it comes to talking about faith and public office. 

Electoral politics is tough and messy. It has an adversarial nature, like our judicial system or broadcast media. It is a tough job that relies on teamwork and compromise. And it is hugely important because decisions get made by those who are round the table: decisions like the guidance in the pandemic to close places of worship alongside cinemas.