The Abortion Issue Has Little, if Any, Effect on the Catholic Vote

LA Times ^ | June 18, 2004 | Fr. Andrew Greeley

[Coleus]

Few are swayed by a candidate's pro-choice policy.

"Will Catholics vote against Gov. Carter, Mr. Mayor, because of his abortion stand?" The mayor of Chicago stared at the reporter with the bemused frown he reserved for silly questions. "They don't vote that way." Twenty-eight years later, they still don't vote that way. Nevertheless, in the run-up to the last seven presidential elections, experts on both sides have predicted that the "Catholic anti-abortion" vote would cause trouble for the Democrats, especially given the drift of Catholics from Democratic alignment. Both these "theories" — a Catholic anti-abortion vote and a Catholic realignment — are urban folk tales that float around in the collective consciousness of the media with very little basis in fact.

[Coleus]

Fr. Andrew Greeley's Dirty Secret?

Fr.  Andrew Greely

[swilhelm73]

If the LA Slimes is printing it, we can safely asume its false.

[MegaSilver]

The Abortion Issue Has Little, if Any, Effect on the Lapsed Catholic Vote

I don't know a many ACTUAL Catholics who would knowingly vote for a pro-abortion politician. If they hated the pro-life candidate so much for other reasons, they would probably just stay home.

[kellynla]

Few are swayed by a candidate's pro-choice policy
But God is...

[MHGinTN]

Don't get out much, do you?

[Always Right]

Catholics are not that loyal to the GOP. The GOP gets a majority, but I don't think it is by much of a margin.

[fatima]

Coleus,Did not read this post bump.

[RobbyS]

I would say: if this is so, then you have mightily failed your flock, Father, because you have not taught them the truth.

[Texas Eagle]

Sounds about right. Catholicism is more of a political organization than it is a spiritual one.

[MegaSilver]

Don't get out much, do you?

I get out plenty... though most of the Catholics I'm friends with aren't CINOs. (Or maybe I know a lot of CINOs, but I'm just not aware that they have a religious affiliation.)

[Judith Anne]

Thanks for posting. Once again, it shows that Greeley has no idea what he's talking about.

[Polycarp IV]

Catholicism is more of a political organization than it is a spiritual one.

Or at least her enemies, both temporal and eternal, wished it were so...

[G Larry]

Take your Catholic bashing bias elsewhere.
Your ignorance is showing.

[Polycarp IV]

Catholicism is more of a political organization than it is a spiritual one.

Westernized first world Catholics, the ones for whom your statement might apply to a minority, only represent about 1/10th of all Roman Catholics in the world. So your statement displays gross ignorance, at best...

[Polycarp IV]

Bush/Gore Catholic vote by mass attendance:

	Bush	Gore
Catholics who attend mass weekly or more often	57%	43%
Catholics who attend mass less than weekly	41%	59%

Source: Third National Survey of Religion and Politics, University of Akron

[Texas Eagle]

Matthew 23:9 "And do not call anyone on earth father, for you have one Father and He is in heaven."

Now drop and give me 20 Hail Marys.

[no dems]

SAD.

[no dems]

SAD.

[Malesherbes]

Also, Fr. Andrew Greeley has little effect on the Catholic vote.