Yup..sadly I am a more faithful RC than my priest or any of the staff at the church...refuse to leave and give up the ground to them though...working the inside to keep them on their toes....teach middleschoolers, wear my Bush button to class..
Had a student ask if I liked Bush (ahh, yeah honey, hence the pin!!) I said yes and she told me that her parents liked Kerry.
I said, "I'm sorry to hear that sweetie. Take this home for them." and gave her a pamphlet on Voting Catholic that favors Bush.....still waiting for the call.....
I am surprised at the amount of Catholics that continue to support Kerry. (This guy Kerry just seems to have a lot of contempt for a good many people.)
Last year I was in a study group discussing Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion of the Christ, and we talked about courage in people, and what it took for our Lord to get through the scourging, and the road to Golgotha.
We compared that to today, and one of the people present said, "Yes... we should pray for the convictions of those holding protests against the Iraq war."
I countered by saying, "Excuse me but what about the convictions of our men and women in uniform overseas that are liberating a country of 23 million people that were being persecuted by a tyrannical government?
She snapped back, "This is not a just war!"
I could see clearly where her allegiance lies, and I am sure she's voting for Kerry. Yet she's active in our parish, and helps teach religious ed., as I do.
I just don't understand why they don't see the contradictions in someone like Kerry who spits on the Catholic teachings.
How in the world do they justify their vote?