Posted on 05/25/2007 10:53:49 PM PDT by monomaniac
Where did you get that poll? I've been Catholic -- some say catholic -- all my life. I have never voted a democratic -- or is it a Democratic -- ticket.
Thanks, Cook, for the ping!
>>The Roman Catholic Church is NOT a democracy, especially not a democracy of non-Catholics.
What an absolutely absurd poll question!<<
Yep, that’s internal religion matter protected by freedom of religion.
At the same time, people have a right to have polls about it.
The only place I have a problem is if the churches act as political organizations. If they want to do that they need to set up a separate incorporated body and live by the political rules.
Hopefully we all agree that abortion is wrong and is not protected by the right to privacy since it effects more than just the mother.
But there is a limit to how far I want churches to go in enforcing their doctrine on government officials.
For example 5 of the 9 supreme court justices are Catholic and the Catholic church has many liberal positions. What if the communion rules are expanded to put pressure on the supreme court?
I didn’t get the poll from anywhere other than every Catholic I’ve known over the years. Most everyone I know who is Catholic, usually votes democrat, so they say. It’s usually because they’re Union, blue collar, etc. I grew up in a primarily blue collar, ethnic, catholic area and my family was a minority when it came to politics - my parents were Republican, blue collar, pro-union. The pro union thing eventually faded for most of them. My paternal grandfather and many from that side of the family were/are prominent in politics - republican politics. The other side is mostly dems. As for friends, past and present, they’re all predominantly dem and vote that way.
I’m a republican, catholic, or Catholic, conservative. There’s not many around here.
Just what makes the majority of Americans think their voices count.
This is a religious issue.
I figured your poll was off just because of my family, Catholic.
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