Posted on 01/09/2014 2:12:15 PM PST by NYer
Ping!
If by “the Catholic Church” you mean the average Catholic soccer mom, that would be a “no.”
I don’t know about the WHOLE church...but form the Publications and other ideology that run rampant in Catholic schools and parishes I’ve been in...I would say leftest and progressive with a belief that Islam can be understood and appreciated...I’ve seen more elitism and right out rudeness of basic rights towards disabled people at certain “private” Catholic schools where the consensus is that they are better than most...and I’m Catholic - and having a tough issue at the moment on whether to stay...actually...will probably move to conservative Christian church until The Church cleans house with all this... my .02 cent anyways....
Is the (Catholic) Church Inherently Conservative?
No. Just No.
See voting records.
Is the Pope Protestant?
LOL.
In a word: No.
I this a trick question? No, is my answer.
Is
I don't see how anyone could consider the Catholic Church to be least bit conservative these days. From priests breaking into US draft offices and burning records to attacking local governments all around the world, the organization has proven time and again to be at least "Progressive".
Locally, the vans used by Catholic Social services push a message of "Social Justice". Not my idea of conservative.
Does the Church stand against abortion? Yes. In this singular issue, they seem to project a conservative image.
Otherwise, I fail to see any long term conservative actions... A conservative organization, one that allows "Caesar his due" would have turned the many pedophile, rapist priests over for trial as the criminals they are.
So, no. Not conservative. YMMV.
My wife and many other Catholics I know are very conservative. But by and large, it seems like most Catholic clergy and laity have forgotten the Truth that man is sinful, and needs the redemptive power of Christ’s blood. Many Catholics are too eager to look for new mesiahs on earth, such as the craven enemy of the Church and America, Barack Maobama. Bob
In a word...NO
TO be fair, that’s questionable these days..... ;-)
I have never really liked the idea of labeling the Church with a political description. If we look at Traditional Catholic teaching, I don’t think we could say it reflects conservative or liberal.
**In effect, it is to view the Church as a living being that retains her identity as she develops, and is subject to occasional infirmities but thereafter returns to health.**
No other church has stood against
abortion
euthanasia
same-sex marriage
embryonic stem cell research
contracepetion
AND the Obamacare mandate to kill babies
No other church has done this publicly and is still doing it except the Catholic Church!!
We’re not talking about that, we’re talking about the beliefs of the Catholic Church.
Not the way individuals in any religion might vote.
You are never a “lapsed” Catholic. The indelible sign on your soul says that you are a baptized Catholic. It doesn’t change.
Get your questions answered by sitting down with a priest.
We aren’t talking about other organizations that claim to be Catholic, but about the beliefs of the Catholic Church.
Those beliefs are very conservative.
If it's "developing," then it can't be conservative, can it?
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