{"id":60553,"date":"2026-04-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/?p=60553"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:06:09","slug":"church-of-sweden-publishes-voting-guidance-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/actualidad\/iglesia-suecia-publica-documento-orientar-el-voto\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church in Sweden publishes a clear document to guide Catholics in their vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commission<em> Justitia et Pax<\/em> of the Catholic bishopric of Stockholm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katolskakyrkan.se\/media\/7918\/uttalandeinfo-rvalet_260410.pdf\">has published a document<\/a> in which he appeals to Catholics - and to all people of good will - on the occasion of the elections in Sweden on September 13, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is emphasized that politics is a legitimate sphere for believers to collaborate in the building of the Kingdom of God, guided by the social doctrine of the Church. For this reason, the faithful are encouraged to participate actively in democratic life: to be informed, to become politically involved and to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The document distinguishes between two types of moral issues. On the one hand, values of practical prudence, where there may be disagreement of opinion among Christians (such as the economy, migration, climate or security). In these matters, decisions should be guided by principles such as solidarity, subsidiarity and the common good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, there are the absolute values, especially the right to life from conception to natural death. The Church firmly rejects abortion and euthanasia as grave violations of human dignity. It is noted that Catholics have a duty to consider how their vote can influence legislation on these fundamental issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The text also addresses specific issues such as the possible legalization of euthanasia and the debate on denominational schools, defending the right of parents to choose the education of their children according to their religious convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, it is recalled that, although faith illuminates political decisions, one should not identify a particular political option with the Catholic faith. Different believers can reach different conclusions. We are urged to maintain mutual respect and avoid polarization, always acting with charity towards others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Editor's note<\/strong>The Justice and Peace Commission of the Diocese of Stockholm deals with issues related to Catholic social teaching. The main mission of the Commission is to advise the bishop and to<br>to foster the knowledge and commitment of the faithful of the diocese with respect to social doctrine and related issues concerning the way in which the Catholic faith can mark the Christian's relationship with his or her environment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La comisi\u00f3n Justitia et Pax del obispado cat\u00f3lico de Estocolmo ha publicado un documento en el que hace un llamamiento a los cat\u00f3licos -y a todas las personas de buena voluntad- con motivo de las elecciones en Suecia del pr\u00f3ximo 13 de septiembre de 2026. Se subraya que la pol\u00edtica es un \u00e1mbito leg\u00edtimo para [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2425,"featured_media":60558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[36,46],"tags":[2591],"class_list":["post-60553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualidad","category-mundo","tag-suecia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>La Iglesia en Suecia publica un documento para orientar el voto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Se se\u00f1ala que los cat\u00f3licos tienen el deber de considerar c\u00f3mo su voto puede influir en la legislaci\u00f3n sobre aborto o eutanasia.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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