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To: NYer; RnMomof7
As I posted to a previous thread, those who were baptized into the Catholic Church but do not follow, much less practice the Catholic faith, still identify themselves as catholics. In so doing, they skew poll numbers.

The actively practicing CATHOLIC old lady next door voted dem, as she has her whole life.

It's disingenuous to pretend that practicing Catholics do not vote dem.

24 posted on 11/07/2012 5:08:48 PM PST by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom
"It's disingenuous to pretend that practicing Catholics do not vote dem."

That is fair, but it is also disingenuous to believe that Catholic teaching is or should be identical to the GOP platform or conform to the secular definition of conservatism, nor should it.

We Catholics have allowed the American political system to effectively divide the Church against itself. Although the Democratic Party has increasingly aligned itself with positions that are in direct conflict with Catholic teaching, the Republican Party does not represent a strong moral alternative. The Republican Party stands only timidly for life and the traditional family while demonizing social justice and the plight of the poorest. On the other hand the Democrat Party preaches social justice and anti-poverty while bathed in the blood of the unborn and benefiting from the demise of the family. It forces every Catholic into a conundrum which has no good answer. It means that if either party wants the Catholic vote they will have to radically alter their platforms and identity.

Peace be with you.

27 posted on 11/07/2012 5:21:37 PM PST by Natural Law (Jesus did not leave us a Bible, He left us a Church.)
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