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Given the number of outright liberals claiming Catholicism as their faith in this country and throughout the world ... a better question would be whether Catholicism and conservatism can coexist. Practicing Protestants are far more likely to be conservative than are practicing Catholics.

The most Protestant countries in this world tend to be the freest and most prosperous countries in this world ... led by the United States.

SnakeDoc

Given the number of outright liberals claiming Catholicism as their faith in this country and throughout the world ... a better question would be whether Catholicism and conservatism can coexist.

You have a very good point. And, considering those Catholics who espouse liberal political philosophy are the same ones who espouse innovation (i.e., liberalism) in doctrine, I am more-or-less inclined to agree with you as far as this statement goes.

Practicing Protestants are far more likely to be conservative than are practicing Catholics.

Depends upon what you call "practicing Protestants." Do you mean, "practicing Episcopals," "practicing PCUSA Presbyterians," "practicing ELCA Lutherans," "practicing UMC Methodists?"

Or are you referring to a different subset? (Of course, this is strictly a rhetorical question)

The most Protestant countries in this world tend to be the freest and most prosperous countries in this world ... led by the United States.

Seems like this Protestant US is neck deep in debt and is about to go into a new dark age. Led by Protestant Presidents and Protestant/Cafeteria Catholic Congresses.

If about half the Catholics voted for Obama than the other half must voted the correct way but you ignore that group. The media claims that there are 67 million Catholics constituting about 23% of the population but these statistics are misleading. More accurate surveys claim there are only between 10 to 15 million practicing Catholics, thus eliminating such as Nancy, Kerry, the Kennedys et al. Once you excise this aforementioned Catholic trash you can make some justification for the statement that Catholics do constitute a disproportionate number of conservative intelligentsia in America.

Just look at the current Supreme Court where Scalia, Roberts, Thomas and Alito represent a solid Catholic or Catholic trained group to battle the secular humanistic agnostic types. In the last part of the 20th Century William F Buckley was the major voice of the conservative intelligentsia while founding National Review to disseminate conservative ideas. O’Rielly, Michelle Maulkin, Sean Hannerty,Laura Ingrham, Ann Coulter lead the the conservative charge in the electronic media while many of the WSJ op-ed articles are written buy Catholics like Noonan. In politics, Jeb Bush ,Bobby Jindal, Sam Brownback are just a few of the staunch Catholic Conservatives whose religion is ignored by the secular media for obvious reasons. Sure, you can cite the list of liberal Catholics who join with the Episcopalians and other mainline protestants to support questionable causes but are these people really Catholics just by claiming to be Catholic?

Therefore, given the heavy presence of practicing Catholics in the vibrant realms of the current culture , while ignoring those Catholics who are CINO, one can justify the statement that given the small practicing Catholic presence in America, Catholics are indeed disproportionately representing the Conservative cause.