POPE FRANCIS ON POLITICS

None of us can say, 'I have nothing to do with this, they govern.  No, no, I am responsible for their governance, and I have to do the best so that they govern well, and I have to do my best by participating in politics according to my ability. Politics, according to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common good. I cannot wash my hands, eh? We all have to give something!’ ‘A good Catholic meddles in politics…’

Pope Francis, September 2013 on the need to be involved politically