“What is odd to me is that around here, many Catholic place liberal economic actions before being pro life. So much that they will do back flips to rationalize voting for a pro infanticide candidate.”
I know folks like that.
These are folks who REALLY, REALLY BELIEVE that social justice comes by way of higher taxes, affirmative action, and and the welfare state. These are folks who take the Sermon on the Mount to heart, and believe that the best way of achieving what Jesus taught us to do is through government action.
I disagree with them.
But they are what they are.
As well, Republicans are also often anti-labor union. Catholic social teaching is explicit about the right of workers to organize in trade and labor unions.
“As to the current worship of money that is very big in the ‘free market’ crowd, most devout non Catholics are not that thrilled about that either. One of these days, the topic of usury really needs to be addressed here on FR.”
I’m not really willing to characterize how non-Catholics, devout or otherwise, think or feel, except to say that I’ve noticed that many seeming devout non-Catholics here at FR seem to believe almost as if capitalism, etc., is part of Divine Law.
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“These are folks who REALLY, REALLY BELIEVE that social justice comes by way of higher taxes, affirmative action, and and the welfare state. These are folks who take the Sermon on the Mount to heart, and believe that the best way of achieving what Jesus taught us to do is through government action.”
You have described my entire family, exactly. They are as Catholic as you can be. Mom goes to daily Mass, and has for years. Reconciliation weekly, and most of their life revolves around the church. The way they see it, Republicans are right on the issue of life, and Democrats are right on the issues of social justice, and caring for the poor. I quit voting Dem because of the life issues. They never did, because they aren’t convinced Republicans are really going to do anything about abortion anyway. I think they are wrong, but they don’t listen to me.
You have written a very good assessment of the motivation between democrat Catholic voters.