‘Practicing Catholic’ (a liberal who goes to church discusses politics and "mainstream theology")

The New York Times ^ | April 10, 2009 | James Carroll

[presidio9]

54% of American Catholics voted for Obama. Someone is not reading or listening to theological facts in those churches.

Catholicism is not an ethnicity. If you ain't practicing, you're not a Catholic. Given the Church's teachings on abortion, it is highly unlikely that any practicing Catholic would be moved to vote for Obama.

[WOSG]

“Catholicism is not an ethnicity. If you ain’t practicing, you’re not a Catholic”

For some reason, that doesnt apply to Catholics or Jews in these kinds of stats.

There are a lot of secular voters who were once baptized or had a Bar Mitvah but havent been in a place of worship for a long while.

I would guess that true faithful Jewish voters would be more Republican than the secular Jews, just like with Catholics. Just a guess.

[phillyfanatic]

But the fact is, 54% of Catholic voters did support the faux Messiah. And they should be ashamed of themselves. Practicing Catholics should be Christian in their application and that should be following the Scriptures not to harm children, not to support secular leaders ala the Emperor of the Roman Empire 2000 years ago. Those were Jesus’ standards not just the Pope’s and not just Luther’s. So the facts are, when born again Prots and born again Catholics vote for secular humanist socialist pacifists they are not , not following the Scriptures in supporting leaders who should have Godly characteristics.