is it true that not all Catholics r reps.?

Question

i met a few...r u catholic and a dep. or rep?

Answer 1

That's one of the most ridiculous questions. JFK was the first Catholic president and a liberal at it.

Answer 2

Well it depends. I will use an example. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada is a Mormon and a Democrat. As a Mormon he would be against abortion (something the Democratic party tends to lean more to pro-abortion) and against homosexual marriages (which Reid is very much opposed due to his faith. So like I said it depends. JFK was a Catholic and a Democrat, but that doesn't mean he'd embrace EVERY thing from the Democratic party. Personally, I think it has to do with the economic aspect, that they choose to be either Democrat or Republican.

Answer 3

There are many Catholics who are Democrats. Don't assume all are conservative or Republicans. I'm a Catholic Libertarian but my family is Democrat. I've never met a Catholic Republican in the area where I live. I'm from a Hispanic neighborhood.

Answer 4

Catholics should think independently of party affiliation and vote the Gospel. On the Consistent Life Ethic Teaching alone, both parties fail miserably. And then there's social justice... The only way to be a Catholic who's a straight ticket party voter is to blind one's self to whole chapters of the Gospels.

Answer 5

I'm Catholic, and I vote independently. I was registered as a Republican where I used to live, and I may do the same thing when I register to vote in my new hometown.

But as far as voting, I vote my conscience and for the person I see as the best candidate, not straight ticket.

Answer 6

i think that catholics that are devoted to their faith are more concerned with how to vote in order to best fulfill their beliefs.
unfortunately neither the republican nor the democrat party agree 100% with catholic beliefs so most try to vote the way that they find most catholic and there are different interpretations of which party that entails.

Answer 7

Unfortunately no political party has a platform in line with Catholic social teaching.

The Catholic Church is pro-life in the widest sense. This is often called a "Consistent Ethic of Life."

This pro-life stance stresses the highest regard for dignity of human life including that of:

+ All people in objecting to unjust war and nuclear arms. (closer to Democratic platform)

+ The unborn in objecting to to abortion, in vitro fertilization, frozen embryos, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning (closer to Republican platform)

+ The elderly, sick and dying in objecting to assisted suicide and euthanasia (closer to Republican platform)

+ Prisoners in objecting to the death penalty (closer to Democratic platform)

+ The poor and minorities in supporting social justice issues (closer to Democratic platform)

Some Catholics are enthusiastically anti-abortion and align themselves with the Republican party.

When you look at the big picture, the Democratic party supports more "Catholic" issues so some Catholics are Democrats.

Neither party follows all Catholic teachings.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 2259 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2259

With love in Christ.

Answer 8

Catholic and Liberal (could I be an oxymoron...lol)... I don't label myself Dem or Rep because I vote for the candidate that I think will do a good job, regardless of party lines. I do trend towards Dem. though...

Answer 9

Mom, Dad, 3 Aunts, 4 Uncles : Republican

Brother & 1 Aunt: Democrat.

I'm no longer catholic, so technically I cant answer.

Answer 10

what's a dep? dem you mean? - Catholics come in two categories in my observation, those with free will, they are just as likely to be Dem as Rep and those without free will, those ones vote how ever the Pope tells em to.

Answer 11

I am both a Catholic and a Democrat. There are many of us. I even know some gay Catholics.