[Montana_Sam]

Once in a while, the good Archbishop says something dopey, and this is one of those times. Really dopey. Chaput, tho he has a reputation as friendly to traditional Catholicism, sometimes exhibits a disconnect that is off-putting. Trump, for all his wealth, seems to actually understand the dynamics of working. And he has a long paper trail to review that supports that assertion - the values his children model, his search for excellence in his TV show, The Apprentice, etc. Clinton is merely an old, has-been career criminal.

[trebb]

That's like saying that the kid who lied to his parents about riding his bike where they told him not to is as bad as Stalin....

Idiots doing their best to let Satan in because they recognize trump as a sinner and cannot fathom that they too are flawed - as they preach that no flawed person is worthy of the job of President....

Satan's claws reach deep....

[stockpirate]

The Catholic church leaders need to STFU about our election

[TalBlack]

The article is crap. The author shoots a big giant hole in his “informed Catholic” case when he blithly conflates the MSM Trump caricature with the actual man. Anyone who has actually looked into Trumps past will find out that he has done more for people around himself in dire need and for society in general than the grasping, greedy Clintons will ever do in ten more lifetimes. This is a low info know nothing.

[Oratam]

The relationship of the Catholic Church in this country to the Democrat Party is a strange one. Historically, the majority of Catholics arriving on our shores became Democrats (this includes every single one of my immigrant ancestors) for reasons utterly and completely unrelated to doctrine. A Catholic could, in good conscience, be a Democrat. That particular Catholic experience reached its zenith in the election of JFK.

However, in the last 50 years, the Democratic Party platform has drifted into open hostility toward Catholicism on nearly every point of doctrine, yet, the kissy-face relationship is possibly stronger than ever. Why?

Is it money? Does the Catholic Church depend on government largess to operate? Is it purely the open borders policy of the Democrats the ensures there will be church going Catholics to replace those who have drifted away probably never to return?

I wonder if there's a more practical, or cynical, reason. Perhaps the bishops realize the party most likely to march them off to death camps is the Democrat Party so it's (excuse the mixed metaphor) better to feed the crocodile hoping it will eat you last than to poke the bear.

[maxwellsmart_agent]

The Archbishop should instead be spending his time reminding Catholics that it is a serious wrong to vote for a candidate who vocally favors things like abortion and homosexual and transgender issues.