Democrats Continue to Spurn Catholics

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Catholic bump!
I truly believe most Catholics are starting to vote (or have been voting) more conservatively.

What would be great would be for locals to list Catholics seeking office.

Free Republic thread, New pro-life flyers compare candidates in 14 Senate races -- National Right to Life links

This sort of completes the picture of the death of a once great party. For generations, much of the strength of the Democratic party was in a coalition between the Agrarian South and Northern Catholics. With the drift Left in the Twentieth Century, both of these base groups have increasingly left the party--with exceptions such as turncoat Southerners like Clinton, and less than religious Catholics, like the JFK generation of the Kennedys.

Now, the Party openly insults both the traditional South and traditional Catholics. If the Republican Party would only get rid of Karl Rove, who prefers to chase the votes of illegal immigrants, there is golden opportunity in this latest insult to Catholic Democrats.

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Now, the [Dem] Party openly insults both the traditional South and traditional Catholics.

Thanks for that quote! The Democrats are losing, losing, losing, the dimocrats are losing ----tra la la la la.

I've decided to start calling them the Kakistocrats instead of Democrats.

(today's word of the day from Webster - kakistocracy

\kak-uh-STAH-kruh-see\ (noun)
: government by the worst people)

yeah we catholic who are left need to dump the baby killers.

good word!

Frank Creel for Congress! (VA-11)
View his opponent's voting record here.

I am former Ohian in San Diego....see if you can get this
information out to Florida papers...my 2 brothers spend winter in Ft. Myers...lots of Ohians there and being one
of the faith, I attended Sunday Mass in Ft. Myers when there last January..packed with old guys like me....78.
Go Jeb....one of the great guys that can be there for
us in '08......Jake

I've decided to start calling them the Kakistocrats instead of Democrats.

Ohhhhhh! I like it -- esoteric AND insulting.

Tell them to stick that in their gravitas.

I have names and addresses of about 150 Catholics. Kathleen Sebelius, is pro-choice and did not return her questionaire
to the Catholic newspapers. We have documented her direct
connection with "Tiller, the Killer" who sends her gobs of
money. I'm sending her record and Tiller support record to the 150 I have on my list. Now if we can only get the Catholic populace to vote against her. Shallenberger is her
opponent and 100%pro-life. Many of my Catholic friends are doing the same thing.

Democratic allies NARAL and the ACLU have both come out in favor of forcing Catholic hospitals and other institutions with moral objections to perform abortions. There's current legislation that would secure the rights of conscience of such objectors, but the Democrats look like they might shoot it down. See here

Bill Simon here in California is actively working for the Catholic vote. This is key for two reasons: one, Catholics do not vote majority Republican, though they agree more with Republicans on issues like abortion, gay marriage, education (school choice), and other family issues. Two, there is a huge voting block of devout Hispanic Catholics who vote straight Democrat because, I think, Republicans have never really tried to get their vote. I think that is changing, and even if we only make small gains this year, we need to cultivate that relationship and we'll make larger and more gains in 2004 for GWB.

That's it, we need to work the Catholic vote at the grassroots level. This is so important, but as Catholics we've basically separated our religion from politics. We can no longer afford to do that ... look at the state of our society. The longer we stand back and say, "it doesn't affect me," the more it will.

Good for you ... now if ALL Catholic FReepers will take the time to distribute literature to their fellow parishoners, if all Catholic FReepers would take responsibility for their parish GOTV, we can make a huge difference.

Good post, DO. I read your link. I especially like the way the Archbishop of Denver addressed the issue in his column: Archbishop's Column

The pro-abortion crowd is the most extreme group in the liberal tent. After getting abortion legalized, they have managed under BJ Clinton/algore to get them govt-funded. Now, they want to require Catholic hospitals to provide abortion services against their consciences? What's next? I suppose they'll want the Pope to perform the abortion procedures?

Sure wish our Archbishop here in St. Louis had the guts to write a column like that before the election... But I'm not holding my breath.

Here in CO, Strickland could not find time to answer a few questions from the Archbishop of Denver, Allard did.

"Recently the Colorado Catholic Conference sent out an issues survey to all Colorado federal candidates. One of the questions, labeled "Religious Freedom," read:

"Would you support or oppose legislation to protect the religious freedom of hospitals and health- care professionals to refuse to perform procedures or administer medications that violate their conscience?"

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Incumbent Sen. Wayne Allard answered clearly. He'll support the religious freedom of Catholic health care. His opponent, Tom Strickland, did not answer.

http://www.archden.org/archbishop/docs/10_23_02_anda.htm

Two, there is a huge voting block of devout Hispanic Catholics who vote straight Democrat because, I think, Republicans have never really tried to get their vote. I think that is changing, and even if we only make small gains this year, we need to cultivate that relationship and we'll make larger and more gains in 2004 for GWB.

A bump for garnering more of the Hispanic vote.

From the Catholic Sentinel
We must question integrity of pro-choice Catholic politicians , Archbishop John Vlazny

We must question integrity of pro-choice Catholic politicians

10/04/2002 Archbishop John Vlazny

At the Nuremberg Trials, after World War II, Nazis who had managed a program of coerced abortion were convicted of having committed a crime against humanity. In 1995 the United Nations World Conference on Women issued a condemnation of “forced sterilization and forced abortion” as “acts of violence against women.” But the United Nations Population Fund continues to support coercive population programs in the year 2000. Fortunately, our own national government earlier this year has chosen to withhold $34 million in U.S. funding from that UN fund.

The struggle to promote respect for all life, human life in particular, goes on. This tragic situation inevitably draws the attention of pollsters, candidates and voters at election time, as we are presently experiencing. Abortion on demand has been legalized in our state and our nation. Because it has been legal for so long, there are many people who presume it is therefore a right. But we all know from experience that not all laws are good laws. Some need to be changed. As a nation, we vigorously seek the overthrow of unjust policies in other territories, particularly when they threaten our own well-being. Why is it wrong for a politician to speak out against the injustice of abortion and other related life issues? Unfortunately, when he or she does, the pro-abortion camp is responding this year with unparalleled hostility.

For years the pro-abortion constituency has cleverly disguised itself as “pro-choice,” a self-description reinforced by the media. Some Catholic politicians and their supporters seem to take comfort in aligning themselves with this “pro-choice” posturing, but please do not be fooled. Now that they are becoming more outspoken in their efforts to demean candidates for office who are admittedly “pro-life” and willing, if elected, to protect life, the integrity of such “pro-choice” Catholics must be challenged. Respect for life and the individual dignity of the human person are at the core of our Catholic values system. Catholic politicians can’t have it both ways. Actions always speak louder than words.

It is in this context that the Catholic community of the United States this month marks the 30th anniversary of our Respect Life Program. Hence the theme of this year’s observance is “Celebrating Life 1972–2002.” We again take the opportunity during the month of October to educate ourselves about current and emerging threats to human life and dignity. During our liturgical celebrations this month, we give special praise to God for His creative and redeeming love of each and every one of us. We are becoming accustomed here in the Archdiocese of Portland to describe ourselves as Christ’s “disciples in mission.” Part of that mission requires us to do everything we can to safeguard all human life.

We all know that abortion in this land was legalized on Jan. 22, 1973. Since then, more than 41,624,000 babies have been killed by abortion. We shall never know how many saints, scholars, artists, leaders and healers were never given the opportunity to share their God-given gifts with out human family. Once abortion was permitted, the whole range of other anti-life activities seemed to prosper. I am thinking of such things as human cloning and genetic tinkering, global trafficking among women and children for prostitution or sweatshop labor, the abortion lobby’s campaign to force Catholic health facilities and providers to perform morally objectional procedures. It goes on and on. If only people had listened to Pope John Paul when, in his encyclical, The Gospel of Life, he wrote, “To claim the right to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law, means to attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance: that of an absolute power over others and against others. This is the death of true freedom.”

Last fall we American bishops renewed our call to all Catholic people for a joint and unparalleled effort in protection of human life. Over the years, we have come to recognize how much a society that destroys human life by abortion under the mantle of law inevitably winds up undermining respect for life in all other situations. A tragic paradox marks our nation’s public policy which proudly proclaims the importance of human rights for people the world over and yet denies or undermines the most basic of all human rights, namely, the right to life itself.

Last Saturday our neighbors in the Diocese of Baker gathered in Bend for a conference to launch a new pro-life initiative. Bishop Vasa has urged all 34 parishes there to appoint a pro-life coordinator and to form a pro-life committee to advance the pro-life cause. I am hopeful that we too here in the Archdiocese of Portland can be similarly energized in our advocacy for life. I encourage the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council and every parish pastoral council to keep “celebrating life” on their agendas. An active pro-life subcommittee of each body would be a good start.

What could these folks do? First of all, as I have already requested, they could see to it that each parish includes in the petitions of every Mass a prayer that our nation will respect and protect all human life. They could also keep people in the parish up-to-date about what is happening when important public policy life issues arise at the federal, state or local level. Letter-writing initiatives to legislatures and local newspapers can sometimes make a difference. They could also develop a network of parishioners who would stay in contact with our representatives and Congress at the national and state level. Children too can be involved through various educational activities in our schools and religious education programs. An adult education-discussion series on the Gospel of Life or any one particular life issue is also recommended.

The archdiocesan Department of Pastoral Services will be promoting the pastoral plan for pro-life activities here in the archdiocese. Education, pastoral care, public policy and prayer are all critical components if the program is to be successful. I am grateful to all those who have never lost sight of the urgency of our Church’s witness that life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception until the moment of death. I encourage everyone this month to give witness to the Gospel of Life in response to our call to be disciples in mission.

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