I am not a Catholic. I was raised Catholic however and still remember enough to make the following statements:
1. To be Catholic you MUST be a Christian. This should be obvious to anyone who knows anything about Christianity and Catholicism. A Christian is a follower of Christ. The Catholic church was founded to follow Christ. While we Protestants (Pentecostal in my case) may disagree with some of the details and practices, the bottom line is that a real Catholic must be a Christian.
2. You cannot be a Christian and be a democrat. Again this should be obvious to anyone who knows Christ and who has read the democrats’ platform (or even observed their words and actions over the last 40 years or so). Christ is pro-life (Does “Thou shalt not murder” sound familiar?) while the democrats are pro-abortion. Christ is pro-family while the democrats are pro-homosexuality (which Christ call “abomination”). Christ is pro-freedom while the democrats are pro-government imposed subtle slavery. The list goes on and on. So many things that the bible tells us to do are banned by the democrats and so many things the bible tells us not to do are commanded by the democrats.
3. Therefore there are no Catholic Democrats. Those who claim to be both Catholic and democrat are either lying about being Catholic or lying about being democrat. And since the democrats are the party of liars, we can see that there are no Catholic democrats.
4. (bonus point) The entire “social justice” line of theology is anti-Christian. Yes, we are to provide for the widows and the orphans. But that is on an individual basis. No where in scripture does it give anyone authority to take from one person just to give to another. Any “Catholic” promoting social justice, is not a true Catholic (as they are not a Christian).
“Catholic Democrat” is an oxymoron. You can’t be Catholic or Christian and be a member of th4e part of death. Remember the so-called pro-life Democrats who folded like a cheap tent and voted for Obamacare? Case closed.
The Dem Catholics claim the same thing about the Republican Catholics.
Since you don’t support the poor and the welfare state, you are not Christians.
**I am not a Catholic. I was raised Catholic however and still remember enough to make the following statements:**
Yes, you are a baptized Catholic — maybe even a confirmed one. The Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation leave an indelible mark on your soul that identify you as a Catholic.
You may be an inactive one at the present, but nevertheless, you are a Catholic.