as a catholic which way will you vote? or rather are you a republican or a democrat?

Question

will you vote for the amnesty pushers? the leftist dems?

or will you vote for the anti-abortion nazi republicans?

just curious since your church can't decide who to vote for on any given day.

just goes to show how bad an idea is to mix politics with faith (any not just the caths)

i didn't want to dis on the caths in-particular. i think all of the religions are nut cases. I am an equal opportunity agnostic ;)

Answer 1

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 2

I'm Catholic. I am a registered Independent.

I have voted for democrats in positions where I felt they would not be able to promote abortion or embryonic stem cell research, like sheriff, airport authority, state auditor.

I have questioned republicans (in person & via letter) when I've felt they've been inconsistent on human rights issues -- like supporting the death penalty.

I've come to realize that even having a pro-life person in office does very little to sway the abortion situation. (What's W. accomplished in the last 6 years? Pretty much nothing.)

Women get abortions because they think they don't have a choice. So I work to make sure that they really DO have choices. If it's a lack of money, I help provide the money. If it's a lack of clothing, I help provide the clothing. If it's a lack of emotional support, I'm there for them. Someday when my kids are a little older and I'm not so broke, I'll be opening up one or two bedrooms in my home to unwed pregnant women so they can live with us rent free and get emotional support through their pregnancy.

My husband was almost aborted, but his biological mother was able to hang in there and give him up for adoption. I'm so grateful to have him.

I, too, was almost aborted because of a medical complication but was saved at the last minute.

I will always fight against abortion, but not by shouting at people -- by giving women the things they need so they can choose life instead of abortion.

Answer 3

There are some motives. First, no longer all practising Catholics absolutely adhere to each and every thing Catholicism teaches. followers might want to no longer trust all perspectives of the Church. at the same time as some human beings might want to never get an abortion themselves and may want to communicate some different person out of doing so, this does no longer recommend they choose that abortion were outlawed. 2d, no matter if someone believes abortion is homicide and must be outlawed, they could view different platforms of the Democrat celebration as being so useful that the commerce-off is honest. they could really see Democrat rules in position in replace for having abortion stay "danger-free" lower than the regulation. yet possibly the most compelling clarification why they could vote Democrat is because the celebration that controls the White abode or Congress has little touching on the count number number. lower than modern regulation, as a thanks to restriction abortion there must be a superb courtroom determination that overturns the landmark case Roe v. Wade or a constitutional modification must be exceeded. An modification is amazingly unlikely for this situation, and so the superb courtroom has the potential. the in difficulty-free words impression celebration votes might want to have is at the same time as a president appoints superb courtroom justices and the Senate concurs to it. at the same time as this practice might want to impression the leaning of the courtroom, it nevertheless calls for that a gap absolutely be open to settle for a nomination and that the Democrats have sufficient potential interior the Senate to conquer decrease back a probably professional-existence appointee. for this reason, voting for Democrats isn't a vote for abortion/homicide even regardless of the reality that many view it this type. also, if Roe v. Wade changed into overturned, this can in basic terms enable those states who favor to outlaw abortion to achieve this. there'll nevertheless be states interior the U. S. the position abortion will the criminal. the alternative of abortion legality might want to easily be back to the states.

Answer 4

They don't tell me how to vote in my church. We believe in separation of church and state. The Catholic Church takes a moral stand on moral issues.
Politically, I've always been a Democrat. I can't see how a pro-life Catholic could vote against another Catholic who does not want to force anti abortion views on non Catholic Americans and vote for a pro war Republican who snubbed the Pope on the Iraq war. I'm against abortion, though I practice those views by supporting life options such as adoption.

Answer 5

At my "wealthy" Catholic grade school, most of my peers' parents were Repub's. I can remember the kids all talking about how Bush is the best. Bush being Sr. Bush. I was basically one of maybe 3 in a class of 30 to like Slick Willy Clinton.

Since I have lost faith in the past couple years of Jesus, I'm not sure I'd consider myself Catholic anymore, but I've always been more of a Democrat.

Answer 6

I am a traditional Catholic, and so would vote Democratic like my Priest, who marched alongside labor in my youth, always did. The American Bishops (a rogue organization chastized regularly by the Pope) has become in-love with the money they receive from corporate interests, and has sold their soul for Mana.

Answer 7

Not all Republicans are anti-abortion...jeez! And is "nazi" really necessary? Republicans live in the same country as you and you're comparing us to Hitler. That's very mature of you.

Catholics have been known to vote more Democratic.

Answer 8

I am Catholic but I don't vote as one. My religion is my religion and not my politics. It would be nice if you stopped trying to define people by their religion. Let's face it, an agnostic is someone who just doesn't know what they believe.

Answer 9

I'm a lapsed Catholic and a Democrat

Answer 10

I'm voting Democrat.