Posted on 10/20/2020 7:31:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Most likely voters who identify as Roman Catholic support Democratic nominee Joe Biden, despite the Democrat’s positions on abortion and religious freedom. At just over one-fifth of the population, Catholics form a pivotal voting bloc. An important new poll from EWTN and RealClearPolitics shows Trump at an immense disadvantage, but it also highlights three issues where the president can make up some ground on his opponent in this crucial voting bloc.
First, the bad news: Self-identified Catholics prefer Biden (52 percent) to Trump (40 percent) nationwide. Fifty-nine percent of Catholics say they prefer Biden’s temperament to that of Trump, while only 33 percent prefer Trump’s temperament. More than half (53 percent) say they agree with Biden’s policies, while only 41 percent said they agree with Trump’s. More Catholics also disapprove (53 percent) than approve (47 percent) of Trump’s performance as president.
Worse, more of the Catholics in the EWTN/RCP sample said they voted for Trump (48 percent) than for Hillary Clinton (46 percent) in the 2016 presidential election.
Catholics form a somewhat representative sample of the American population as a whole. The EWTN/RCP sample included 1,490 Catholics, 60 percent white, about a third Hispanic or Latino, and three percent black. The poll revealed major political gaps along the lines of race, age, and religious observance. White Catholics, older Catholics, and more observant Catholics favored Trump more.
The poll also highlighted three issues where Trump can make up some ground in the race against Biden.
While the Roman Catholic Church officially condemns abortion, self-identified Catholics have a broad range of opinions on the issue.
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I don’t care much for the hierarchy when it comes to fundamental moral issues about which Church teaching is quite clear.
And, so long as they have control, they really don’t care much about you either
Trump trailed Clinton for the Catholic vote in 2016. I suspect he will easily top Biden this time based on his SC appointments including Amy Barrett. Could be a deciding factor.
https://www.investors.com/politics/ibd-tipp-presidential-election-poll/
There is often a disconnect among the shepherds, their sheep - and the sheepdogs....
Any person who calls themselves a Catholic and who votes for Biden is a phoney Catholic. A Catholic votes the way the Church goes. Abortion kills a developing human being. That is murder, plain and simple. Murder is a sin, plain and simple. Catholics vote against abortion. You should too.
While the Roman Catholic Church officially condemns abortion, self-identified Catholics have a broad range of opinions on the issue.
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What utter nonsense! There can be no “broad range” of opinions on whether it is or is not morally permissible to kill a child. Every other consideration is nothing but obfuscation by those who support such killing!
Well if they have a broad range of opinions on premarital or extramarital sex, this would naturally follow.
With Bishops doing virtually NOTHING to counter it
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Make no mistake about it, these reprobate prelates are the evil spawn of the Satan Council (1962-1965). Saint Athanasius is credited with saying, The floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops. The Bishops referred to here confirm the view of the Saint.
Very little leadership from Catholic bishops and priests on this.
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That’s perfectly understandable due to the fact that most bishops and priests are no longer Catholics.
We try. Most Catholics who vote Biden dont go to church.
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And you know this how? The fact is, except for a small remnant of orthodox Traditionalists, most people who claim to be Catholic are not. That is because, sadly, the church itself is no longer Catholic because its prelates no longer teach the Catholic faith! The Satan Council (1962-1965) has accomplished its goal of destroying Catholicism by converting the church into a protestant sect.
The priests I know well are faithful Catholics. Most of the bishops I have met, it’s hard to tell.
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