Show me the official statement that says a Catholic who attends church only occasionally is not a “good” Catholic.
The majority of Latino Catholics, the fastest growing Catholic group, will support a pro abortion, etc. candidate.
The Catholic church hasn't figured out what to do with this group that it depends upon for future growth and platitudes about “evangelizing” ring hollow when a sizable portion of the membership is willing to hold the coats of those practicing or advocating a “grave sin”.
Any traditional Catholic catechism will tell you that missing Mass, even once, on a Sunday or holyday of obligation, without a serious reason (like illness), is a mortal sin. Attendance is not optional.
“The majority of Latino Catholics, the fastest growing Catholic group, will support a pro abortion, etc. candidate”
Any person who calls himself a Catholic and support pro-abortion candidates and homo “marriage” candidates have forfieted the right to call themselves Catholic. They are supporting intrinsic evil and non-negoiative moral issues of the CHurch and should not show their face in a Catholic Church. But sadly the vast majority of the latinos that support Obama know nothing of their faith requirements and only want free handouts from the same government that let them enter the states illegally in the first place. Politicians that call themselves Catholic but support baby killing and queer “marriage” are causing great scandal and should be pubically ex-communicated from the Church, but the spineless bishops will not do it. The dollar means more to most bishops than following the word of God.
“Show me the official statement that says a Catholic who attends church only occasionally is not a “good” Catholic’
A Catholic is REQUIRED to attend weekly Mass unless their is some grave reason why you can’t attend. A Catholic can not support a pro-abortion or pro sodomite “marriage” politician. It is committing a grave sin and must be confessed and you must not do it again. You must be sincere in wanting to live your life according to the Church. Catholics can defer on the death penalty. Can defer on social “justice”, but can not defer on abortion and sodomite “marriage” or anything to do with taking the life of someone else. These are non-negotiatible moral truths of the Church and if you can’t adhere to them, you need to find yourself another faith because you are not a Catholic any longer. “Catholics” who support democrat politicians know the truth and know what they are doing is wrong. They need to get out of the Catholic Church if they can’t abide by the teachings of the Church. It’s that simple.