Catholics don’t like Santorum, even in 2006 when Santorum was being dumped from office, he received 42% of the white Catholic vote, and 71% of the white Evangelical vote.
This Methodist voted for Santorum.
Santorum will only fade from here.
The elites better not give us Romney.
Japanese Catholics, Korean Catholics, Nigerian Catholics, Malaysian Catholics, Kenyan Catholics, Filipino Catholics, Sri Lankan Catholics, Thai Cathiolics, Indian Catholics, Catholics in the Middle East yet underground, many Catholics worldwide who still love their faith and support their church and live the Christian faith seven days a week and proudly stand up for it, and do not selfishly cherry pick but are tried and true, would go for Santorum in DROVES if they somehow had the vote. I realize that is not a reality, but it just goes to show how soft the core of American Catholicism has gotten. It would not surprise me that in 20 years time they might support abortion and euthanasia. The Vatican has already talked about the libertine influences in the American Catholic church and the great problematic situation (decay). Probably the Santorum-Romney thing reflects it. How else can you explain that American Catholics went for a majority for Obongo himself three years ago? I just think people are socially going through the motions but in a larger sense when push comes to shove, have very week if not no moral commitments nor values at this point. So cafeteria, as it were. The compass seems to be broken for so many people. People will reap what they sow, though.
Not surprising. Most of my Catholic friends are far more liberal than my Evangelical friends.
“The Catholic Vote” doesn’t exist. Any sociologist-demographer with half a brain knows that. When it’s convenient, lefties like this author consider Pelosi and her ilk Catholic, even though she has openly defied every Catholic belief imaginable and has been, in effect, told not to present herself for Communion.
Romney is winning the white suburban “Catholics” who are about as Catholic as my dog is Catholic.
And FRingrich supporters eat this crap up because it suits their meme.
The exit polls in Michigan showed that Romney won the wealthy, suburban non-Evangelicals, which includes “Catholic-lites.” Since the stoooooopppppiddd pollsters couldn’t be bothered to distinguish between “Catholics in name only” and weekly Mass-goers, we don’t have the stats we need. But Santorum is winning the Catholic vote that counts—the Reagan democrat blue-collar, petty-bourgeois, the ones who weren’t already in the Republican camp. Romney’s winning the ones who will end up voting for Obama anyway.
But who cares? Fringrichers are eager for Romney to win anyway. So they’ll get what they want: Obama for four more years when Romney does an epic FAIL.
Sheesh. Who won the “Catholic vote” in 2008? Obama.
“The Catholic vote,” unless broken down between committed Catholics and CINOs is a meaningless concept.
Well, no offense to any devout Catholics here, but from what I can tell, most Catholics are only nominally so, much like most Jews in the US live almost totally secularly and vote that way as well. Why do Catholics and Jews vote in general elections for the democrat party, which opposes many of the tenets of their faiths? Just look at what goes on with Mardi Gras and Lent. Those folks are probably all in for “contraceptive rights”.
Rick Santorum has walked the walk, choosing life for two disabled children.
Let’s help Rick:
Any Catholic that supports Romney is a fool - it is that simple.
Any Christian that supports Romney is a fool - it is that simple.
Any conservative that supports Romney is a fool - it is that simple.
Anyone who supports Romney is a fool - it is that simple.
Unfortunately that there are apparently a lot of fools in the USA.