Does the Catholic Church have anything to do with the American laws?

Question

They dont have a say right? So they shouldnt ban gay marriage just because of a religion, right?

Answer 1

The Catholic Church has nothing to do with the laws of the United States of America.

However, the Catholic citizens of the United States of America have just as much to do with the laws of the country as any other group of voters.

As a constitutional democratic republic, the Constitution and the citizens through their elected representatives have everything to do with the laws of the United States of America.

This is how democracy works.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

What Religion are you jade4u. with a statement like the one
you made , I ask you this , Are you a Blonde and why would
you dye your hair darker?
And as for has a catholic got any say, as long as that person
is a real citizen of the United States ,Yes , that person does
have a say and a vote .
If you can read , try checking out your Constitution

PS -Starla _C , you too ? what club do you girls belong to " the Dumber than a Gnat Club ?" If any one hasn't noticed any religion has a priest or minister with a closet they want to keep closed Sorry Starla

Answer 3

Actually, conservative/puritan protestant denominations have a much bigger say, if only because they are much more prone to activism and encourage proponents to lobby without acting officially as a church. This way circumvents separation of church and state by pushing the state to take law leaning in the direction the church wants.

The catholic church tends to take ex cathedra stances much more, and for some reason, catholics are still discriminated against in the US, and get much less of a say than their actual numbers could warrant... of course, if all catholic hispanics became citizens, this might take a wholly different turn.

Answer 4

the catholic church only bans gay marriage in the religion itself b/c of its immorality. Its not trying 2 take over america. If america bans gay marriage, its only b/c of the people in the government, not b/c of the catholic church

Answer 5

Actually, the Catholic Church isn't the only religion who objects to gay marriage. It's Christian religions in general who object because they believe that same sex marriage is not natural. In fact, as hard as it is to believe, the Catholic Church has little effect on this country's laws. It's the Protestants (Methodists, Lutherans...etc) who are the major population in this country as far as religion goes. In fact, if you go back to colonial times, the major religions were Protestants. The Catholics only had one colony. Remember WASP (white Anglo-Saxon Protestents)

Answer 6

The catholic church seems to have a hand in about everything. If you consider that all christian religions have their basis from the Catholic church and that when the constitution was written, it was written by christians with their faiths as a basis for what they wrote. You also have to take in consideration that many of are laws are based off of what is considered wrong in the bible. So, yes it does, remotely have something to do with American laws.

Answer 7

Right, they don't have a say, but wrong in that they shouldn't ban gay marriage. It is part of their religion to ban gay relationships.

I think they ban priests from being pedophiles, but that doesn't seem to stop them.

Answer 8

You seem to be suggesting that Catholic Americans should not be allowed to express their opinion, promote their moral values, or even vote - so long as they are basing their views upon religious principles... That's called discrimination.

One of America's most covetted rights is the right to worship freely. Another covetted right is the right to vote. There is nothing - anywhere - that states a person is strictly forbidden to base their vote on their religious principles.

Just as you have the freedom to base your opinions, expressions, and votes on strictly humanistic principles, I reserve the right to base mine on religious principles.

You should know that, in spite of whatever PC material you've been reading, that America was founded upon Judeo-Christian principles. Judeo-Christian principles dictate that, while it is not wrong to merely be homosexual, homosexual acts themselves are immoral and should not be granted social recognition.

This does not constitute discrimination because homosexuals have every right to marry someone of the opposite sex as heterosexuals do. The fact they prefer to marry someone of their own sex does not mean they are deprived of any rights. They've simply chosen to waive a real right in favor of an imaginary one.

I find it interesting; you seem to be suggesting that homosexuals are being discriminated against. Yet, ironically, you want to solve the problem by proclaiming Catholics should not be allowed to vote when they base their decisions on their religious doctrine. You answer to discrimination of one is discrimination of another?