Romney has been publicly supporting key social issues backed by conservative Catholics in Massachusetts. That makes political sense, according to observers who say Romney's support for issues close to the heart for Catholic leaders in his home state could resonate with conservative Republican voters outside Massachusetts -- especially those who might otherwise be leery about supporting a Mormon.
"He's showing and demonstrating that the social and moral values he possesses as a Mormon are identical to those of conservative Catholics and conservative Protestants," said Rick Beltram, chairman of the Spartanburg County Republican Party in South Carolina.
Last year, Romney sided with the Catholic church's efforts to resist a law requiring hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape victims, although he later backed off. He recently filed a bill that would exempt the church from a state law requiring they consider same-sex couples when putting children up for adoption.
Romney's ties the Catholic church -- the dominant religion in Massachusetts -- have become so close he was invited to Rome to attend Boston Archbishop Sean O'Malley's elevation to cardinal at the Vatican.
Romney's alliance with Catholic leaders on conservative social issues like abortion and gay marriage could reap political rewards as he seeks to cultivate support outside Massachusetts among conservative Christians, one of the Republican Party's core constituencies. source
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Thanks, but I just don’t trust Romney. Far too many flip flops.
Thanks for the post, TS. Yes, I and several Catholics in my Catholic family support Romney. And it was my Catholic cousin (a practicing Catholic who’s own family reminds me so much of Romney and his family) who persuaded me to support him.
Ping to post #150, which you might want to add to your most excellent and informative homepage, if you don’t mind the suggestion! : )