Andrew Meszaros holds the St. John Henry Newman Chair at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy. He was one of the theological consultants who contributed to the work of the Vatican Dicastery for the Causes of Saints recommending that Newman be declared doctor Ecclesiae.
There is no one factor that can explain our polarization, nor any one solution. But Newman can still teach us. Without speculating about what Newman would say or do in this situation, let us instead consider some key principles and arguments that Newman sought to establish in his own day, which are just as applicable today.
Date posted: 2025-11-10