No, Massachusetts Catholics are liberal, just like Massachuttes Protestants.
I don't know why this concept is so hard for people to grasp:
Most Latino protestants lean liberal.
Most Latino Catholics lean liberal (and are not "socially conservative", judging by the oodles of latinos who promoted the Chicago Gay Pride parade last year.
Most white, church-going protestants nationally vote conservative.
Most white, church-going Catholics nationally vote conservative.
Most of the evangelical "leaders" in their church organizations are cozy with illegal aliens.
Most of the Catholic "leaders" in their church organizations are cozy with illegal aliens.
Most lay evangelicals OPPOSE illegal immigration.
Most lay Catholics OPPOSE illegal immigration.
Most Massachuttes protestants vote liberal.
Most Massachuttes Catholics vote liberal.
Most Kansas protestants vote conservative.
Most Kansas Catholics vote conservative.
Seeing a pattern yet?
Have you forgotten bjClinton? Now I know for a fact that the largest 'baptist' church in my neck of the woods were born and bred democrats first. Oh in the days of Clinton this church the most popular place to go to church were 99% 'white'.
My Protestant 'white' extended family and friends in the overwhelming majority are alllll born and bred democrats...
The Catholics I know of all ethnic backgrounds alllll church going routinely, are 'Reagan democrats' and born and bred democrats. They all but ONE loved old bjClinton with the same passion as my Protestant relatives and friends. And by the time Bush entered his second term this one single Catholic family so despised Bush they could not wait to work to get Obama elected.
I know people that are dirt poor but eek out an existence, others that never knew any other way than government handouts, lots of middle class and even a few millionaires.... and the overwhelming majority are born and bred democrats first and their religious teachings sure seem to affirm their political ideology. WWJD types who have no clue what Jesus actually said, to the 'Church' worshipers, that must be getting their political instructions right out of their mass.
I have lived the majority of my life in that so called 'conservative' democrat Ike Skelton's district. Regardless of what the national polls claim as to what members of various denominations claim it is NOT as cut and dried as you attempt to claim.
One more thing left out in all this polling data. It was reported that the overwhelming number of 40 and under college graduates, across the board supported and voted for Obama.