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Conservative Catholics endorse Ted Cruz as Trump alternative
Religion News Service ^ | March 19, 2016 | David Gibson

Posted on 03/20/2016 9:51:20 AM PDT by John W

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1 posted on 03/20/2016 9:51:20 AM PDT by John W
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“One of the Cruz endorsements comes from Monsignor Ed Lofton, pastor at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Summerville, S.C.”

The Catholic Church as been “all in” for illegal immigration for decades. They need the members because members equal money, particularly when the members are functionally illeterates from Mexico and points south. Meanwhile back south of the border priests there are telling their “parishoners” that they must procreate with abandon, because “it’s God’s will,” so they can brew up the next generation of border crossers.


2 posted on 03/20/2016 9:59:38 AM PDT by vette6387 (Obama can go to hell!)
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As far as I know, all of the writers and signers of the original statement, are Catholic and Evangelical laypeople --- except this one priest, Fr. Lofton of SC.

He should not have signed it with his religious identification. Priests are legitimately called to address moral issues, including ones with public policy impact, but they have no business as priests endorsing or opposing candidates or political parties per se.

If Fr. Lofton to endorse Cruz, he should arguably sign the statement as "Mr. Ed Lofton, citizen and voter."

3 posted on 03/20/2016 10:00:34 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("He can do anything he wants. I'm giving him the red light." -- Yogi Berra)
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I am as a conservative Catholic as you can get, born, bred and went to Catholic School, I can tell you this piece of crap article is just what it is POS...

I am 100% for Trump, Trump is an American first, a business man second, and loves America and the American People, he can see what these neo-cons have done to this great Country, so don’t spread around the lies that Catholics aren’t supporting Trump, we are in droves!!!


4 posted on 03/20/2016 10:01:53 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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+1 !


5 posted on 03/20/2016 10:03:17 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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I’m curious how they can line up behind him after that awful show by Beck, talking about the white horse mormon garbage.

Seems like a bit of a conflict imho.


6 posted on 03/20/2016 10:03:38 AM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44
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... former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

I'm sure Cuch remembers Trump donating to Clinton butt sniffer Terry McAuliffe a couple years ago, when McAulife beat Cuch by two percentage points in the race for VA governor.

7 posted on 03/20/2016 10:04:27 AM PDT by FreeReign
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almost ALL the catholics I know are voting for Trump

and that was BEFORE ChicagoGate and this Romney nonsense.


8 posted on 03/20/2016 10:05:30 AM PDT by dp0622
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We’re a nation of pu**ies if we don’t elect Donald Trump.


9 posted on 03/20/2016 10:08:02 AM PDT by RC one
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I don’t know either, being born, raised in Utah and then having left for 30 some years and coming back 3 years ago, I figured out why I didn’t like Utah, but I’m here now, so I’ll put up with it...

I have heard all my life about the garbage of the LDS church, and being a Catholic and going to Catholic School, I have heard a lot, but it makes no sense to me at all...

My life, my family, my business, my everything revolves around the word of God from the Bible, not the Pope, all though he is the head, but that’s all he is, and certainly not a ‘Prophet’ that wrote some book...


10 posted on 03/20/2016 10:08:26 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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+2.


11 posted on 03/20/2016 10:09:48 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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I’m with you.


12 posted on 03/20/2016 10:10:54 AM PDT by pleasenotcalifornia
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Aren't catholics led by an old white guy who sits behind a 39 foot wall that surrounds his country, living in true opulence and wealth, allows no immigrates into his walled country and tells America not to build a wall, to give away our wealth to those who won't work, to ignore our laws and take people who hate us and will kill us into our homes.

Yea, catholics should look into the mirror more often. What they see is not a pretty sight

13 posted on 03/20/2016 10:12:44 AM PDT by Kozy
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This conservative Catholic is more conservative than Cuccinelli. I’m 100% for Trump.Those who want Cruz as the Republican nominee are the GOPe because they KNOW he has NO chance of winning in November. Name one state, just one, Cruz can win that Mittens did not win.


14 posted on 03/20/2016 10:13:38 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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almost ALL the catholics I know are voting for Trump

Well, you need to meet some better Catholics. Most of the practicing Catholics I know are voting for Cruz. The fact that people like Robert George, Brent Bozell and Ginni (Mrs. Clarence) Thomas are backing Cruz speaks volumes. Doubt many Catholics from the pro-life wing would favor Planned Parenthood cheerleader Trump over solid pro-lifer Cruz.
15 posted on 03/20/2016 10:13:52 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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“Conservative Catholics endorse Ted Cruz as Trump alternative”

How many?

“More than 50”

So 51.


16 posted on 03/20/2016 10:16:12 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3410412/posts

The post above “A Catholic apology...” for screed of Princeton’s Prof. George (leader of the group headlined here). Note the “A Catholic .....”

There are something like a billion Catholics, but the headline here doesn’t say FIFTY (50) Conservative Catholics Endorse Cruz. Seems leaving out that # is highly deceptive. Especially by contrast to “A.”


17 posted on 03/20/2016 10:17:32 AM PDT by EDINVA
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3411505/posts


18 posted on 03/20/2016 10:18:24 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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I am a conservative Catholic and this article is CRAP!

I am for Trump all the way!


19 posted on 03/20/2016 10:18:32 AM PDT by siamesecats (God closes one door, and opens another, to protect us.)
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Every Catholic that I know has already voted for Trump. It’s quite a few as well.


20 posted on 03/20/2016 10:20:02 AM PDT by The Toll
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