In the end, this strange marriage has resulted in a most regrettable Catholic "political assimilation" that is a perverse inversion of "Gospel enculturation!" Resultingly, the faith of some believers has been "coopted by" rather than "gifted to" the wider culture! 

Such an assimilation can take place anywhere along the political spectrum. It's time, perhaps, to tone down war & warrior metaphors, whether re cultures, civilizations, social justice, etc?