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To: dukeman
Voting Our Conscience, Not Our Religion [Catholic Prof Says "Vote Kerry"]

If one claims to be Catholic but their "conscience" deviates significantly from Roman Catholic Church tradition, they need to either reconsider the state of their conscience or the status of their membership in the Roman Catholic Church.

19 posted on 10/11/2004 9:58:57 AM PDT by Tamar1973 ("He who is compassionate to the cruel, ends up being cruel to the compassionate." Chazal)
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To: Tamar1973
either reconsider the state of their conscience or the status of their membership in the Roman Catholic Church

Agreed, Tamar1973. But as you know, every faith-- Christian (Catholic & Protestant), Judaism, Islam, etc.-- has individuals who are "members" for cultural/traditional reasons only. Some know they are, some don't. Those who don't "get it" would never think of examining the bona fides of their membership (it just wouldn't occur to them). Examining why you do what you do, or why you believe what you believe, is hard for many people to do. It requires looking in the mirror.

54 posted on 10/11/2004 10:37:17 AM PDT by dukeman
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