![Why Visit Of Prime Minister To Cathedral Was But One Of 'sheer' Political Opportunism Why Visit Of Prime Minister To Cathedral Was But One Of 'sheer' Political Opportunism](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/14067/1406724-2587321072.jpg)
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ* ‘Opportunism’ is normally defined as “the practice of using situations unfairly to get an advantage for yourself without thinking about the consequences, of how your actions will affect other people”.At a different and far serious level is ‘political opportunism’ which is based on the political philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli, as described in “The Prince” and which is