are most catholics libreal people or are they more conservative?

Answer 1

they used to be a lot more conservative but they are becoming more and more liberal. But in the modern definition, I guess for the most part the Catholic church as a whole would be considered conservative still. there are many many individuals who call themselves catholic but are very liberal.

Answer 2

As you're using American terminology, I'll answer by saying that between JFK and the last election, more Catholics voted Democrat than voted Republican. But in the last election, the GOP got a slight advantage over the Dems among Catholics.

Lemme find the stats for you...

Socially, BTW, it tends to depend. In Canada, Québec, the most strongly Catholic part of the country, is socially quite Liberal. In Europe, well all of Europe is socially liberal, isn't it?

This is from cnn.com:

B=Bush, K=Kerry, N=Nader.

Protestant (54%) B: 59% K: 40% N: 0%

Catholic (27%) B: 52% K: 47% N: 0%

Jewish (3%) B: 25% K: 74% N: 0%

Other (7%) B: 23% K: 74% N: 1%

None (10%) B: 31% K: 67% N: 1%

The stats are interesting. But that's just for the 2004 election. Other elections, of course, are different.

Answer 3

Catholics who are loyal to the teaching authority (Magisterium) of the Church don't always use those terms to describe themselves. They just consider themselves sinners like everyone else who are on a journey with God in their everyday lives. They recognize that the Church is divinely commissioned to nurture their souls along the way. I suppose you could call them "conservative", but I don't like the term.

There are varying degrees of liberalism and a zillion ways of defining it. Extreme liberal Catholics are not Catholics at all, like "Catholics for a Free Choice". NONE of them are Catholics because to be a member is to excommunicate yourself.

I have no definition of "conservative Catholic". But there are some traditionalist Catholics. Some are great contributors to the whole body, and those at the far end of the spectrum are just trouble makers. They are still upset about Vatican II (even though most of them are not old enough to remember it) and some have gone so far as to form cults (which are NOT recognized by the Church).

But if you were to take a poll of those who attend Mass, and ask them if they believe the Catholic Church teaches the same truths as taught by the Apostles, a majority of them would say yes.

Because she does.

Even if a majority said no, that would not change what the Church teaches.

Answer 4

Definately Conservative

Answer 5

Dear Deeno,

That's a tough question because of how Catholic is defined - many Catholics are now "cultural" - their parents and friends were / are Catholic, and so they have remained so not out of agreement with any Church dogma / tradition, but because of inertia. Their liberal conservative stance would depend on other factors, such as intellectual choice, culture, place in the country, etc.

On the other hand, Catholic converts or those who are faithful to Church teaching tend to vote (I would say) more conservatively on certain issues, especially stem cell research and abortion.

--j.

Answer 6

I think Catholics are more Conservative than liberal!@

Answer 7

I come from a Catholic family (now agnostic) from a very Catholic part of the country, and can say that they tend to be an interesting mix of liberal and conservative.

they tend to be (not all) prolife, but also tend to favor things that help working families, the poor and sick, and many are really dismayed by the way that christianity has been so politicized in the US by the GOP.

Answer 8

Devoted catholics are very conservative. Most of them are hypocrites too.

Answer 9

I think they're conservative in the sense that they stick to the original teachings they received from Christ.

Answer 10

There are all kind of catholics ...fanatics, relaxed, respectable, or just ask what is the religion of most people who are in jail?