text: Fine--so long as you understand that your position is a double edged sword.  That means in the days when slavery was legal, separation of Church and state demanded that the bishops stay out of politics and therefore remain politically neutral on the subject.
  
  That means Pope Francis can preach about care for the poor all he wants--but he has no right to tell the US or any other country that they should tear down walls and build bridges--and welcome refugees even at the expense of national security. As long as you understand these things.
  
  The fact is that if we are really true to our Catholic Faith, there can be no separation of Church and state.  our Faith needs to inform our vote and our lives in the secular sphere.  Any while we are on the subject, separation of church and state meant that the government stays out of the Church. It did not mean that the Church has to stay out of government.