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27 How does the Church fulfill its mission on renewing or evangelizing politics? a. by catechesis or Christian education in politics in order to evangelize our political culture which is characterized by a separation between faith and politics; b. by issuing guidelines on properly choosing political officials, so that the people may have a properly formed conscience in their electoral choices; c. by helping keep elections honest, clean, peaceful, and orderly through various church organizations, cooperating with non-government organizations; d. by pushing for structural changes as a goal of pastoral action in the political field, such as urging for reforms in the electoral processes in order to avoid delays and ensure integrity throughout the entire electoral process from voting, to counting, to reporting, and finally to proclaiming the winners; e. by political advocacy such as lobbying for legislation that promote the common good and against bills that promote the vested interests of the few; f. by getting involved in a movement of civil society (civic organizations, peoples' organizations, non-government organizations, associations of lay people and religious, school associations, etc.) to change politics for the better; g. by organizing her own network of parishes and organizations, pastoral and social centers, etc., such as NASSA VOTE-CARE and PPC-RV, to help keep elections clean, honest, peaceful and orderly. h. by the living witness of all the Catholic faithful to Christ and to the values of the Gospel. This is the most important contribution of the Church to the evangelization of politics.
FAQs taken from CBCP Catechism on Politics
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