Can Catholics Vote Democrat?

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Crossbones said:
Did you believe he was pro-life when he ran for President?
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NARAL did and issued this statement:

Washington, D.C. – Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, issued the following statement regarding former Gov. Mitt Romney’s win in the Republican primary in New Hampshire.

“As former Gov. Romney continues to get attention on the national stage, we will ensure that Americans know that he is not a moderate alternative to the rest of the GOP candidates,” Keenan said. “Just recently Romney attempted to dismiss the issue of contraception during a nationally televised debate. Perhaps that’s because he doesn’t want moderate voters in battleground states to know he has threatened to eliminate a program that provides millions of low-income working Americans with access to contraception. Romney continues to reinforce how out of touch he is with our nation’s values and priorities.”

Romney already faces a credibility gap with voters. During his campaign for governor of Massachusetts, Romney pledged to uphold pro-choice laws. However, once he assumed office, he took anti-choice actions, including vetoing a bill giving rape survivors information about and timely access to emergency contraception. Recently, Romney endorsed a constitutional ban on abortion, a concept similar to a “personhood” measure that Mississippi voters rejected by a wide margin last November. The “personhood” measure also threatens to ban many forms of contraception.

prochoiceamerica.org/elections/elections-press-releases/2012/pr01102012.html
 
fnr said:
With all due regard for his excellency, I will make reference to the following scriptural citations, which suggests a different political theology for bringing about the Kingdom of God.

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Why should we accept your personal interpretation of Scripture over the Teachigs of the Church?

From:
CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
DOCTRINAL NOTE
on some questions regarding
The Participation of Catholics in Political Life

When political activity comes up against moral principles that do not admit of exception, compromise or derogation, the Catholic commitment becomes more evident and laden with responsibility. In the face of fundamental and inalienable ethical demands, Christians must recognize that what is at stake is the essence of the moral law, which concerns the integral good of the human person. This is the case with laws concerning abortion and euthanasia (not to be confused with the decision to forgo extraordinary treatments, which is morally legitimate). Such laws must defend the basic right to life from conception to natural death. In the same way, it is necessary to recall the duty to respect and protect the rights of the human embryo. Analogously, the family needs to be safeguarded and promoted, based on monogamous marriage between a man and a woman, and protected in its unity and stability in the face of modern laws on divorce: in no way can other forms of cohabitation be placed on the same level as marriage, nor can they receive legal recognition as such. The same is true for the freedom of parents regarding the education of their children; it is an inalienable right recognized also by the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. In the same way, one must consider society’s protection of minors and freedom from modern forms of slavery (drug abuse and prostitution, for example). In addition, there is the right to religious freedom and the development of an economy that is at the service of the human person and of the common good, with respect for social justice, the principles of human solidarity and subsidiarity, according to which «the rights of all individuals, families, and organizations and their practical implementation must be acknowledged».[21]* Finally, the question of peace must be mentioned. Certain pacifistic and ideological visions tend at times to secularize the value of peace, while, in other cases, there is the problem of summary ethical judgments which forget the complexity of the issues involved. Peace is always «the work of justice and the effect of charity».[22] It demands the absolute and radical rejection of violence and terrorism and requires a constant and vigilant commitment on the part of all political leaders*

By fulfilling their civic duties, «guided by a Christian conscience»,[7]* in conformity with its values, the lay faithful exercise their proper task of infusing the temporal order with Christian values, all the while respecting the nature and rightful autonomy of that order,[8] and cooperating with other citizens according to their particular competence and responsibility.[9] The consequence of this fundamental teaching of the Second Vatican Council is that «the lay faithful are never to relinquish their participation in ‘public life’, that is, in the many different economic, social, legislative, administrative and cultural areas, which are intended to promote organically and institutionally the common good».[10]***](http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/c...n_cfaith_doc_20021124_politica_en.html#_ftn10) This would include the promotion and defence of goods such as public order and peace, freedom and equality, respect for human life and for the environment, justice and solidarity.
vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20021124_politica_en.html
 
stinkcat_14 said:
He was not against abortion in all circumstances, so he clearly was not pro-life according to Church teaching.
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But an acceptable candidate for Catholics as he supported abortion only in limited circumstances and his opponent supported unrestricted taxpayer funded abortion on demand:

You may in some circumstances where you don’t have any candidate who is proposing to eliminate all abortion, choose the candidate who will most limit this grave evil in our country, but you could never justify voting for a candidate who not only does not want to limit abortion but believes that it should be available to everyone,"

Cardinal Burke
 
Crossbones said:
Pro-life Democratic Congressmen (from democratsforlife.org/index.php/elected-pro-life-dems/pro-life-democrats)

Senator Bob Casey, PA
Senator Joe Manchin, WV
Senator Joe Donnelly, IN

Congressman Mike McIntyre, NC-07
Congressman Nick Rahall, WV-03
Congressman Dan Lipinski, IL-03
Congressman Collin Peterson, MN-07
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Certainly there are proclaimed pro-life Dems, but when they get to DC and confront the party elders, they usually change their minds particularly when they are threatened with withholding of party funds for reelection. And the Dem platform supports a pro-abortion agenda.
 
mary_bobo said:
Certainly there are proclaimed pro-life Dems, but when they get to DC and confront the party elders, they usually change their minds particularly when they are threatened with withholding of party funds for reelection. And the Dem platform supports a pro-abortion agenda.
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So out of 535 congressional seats there are exactly 7 pro-life democrats? That comes out to 1.3%
 
estesbob said:
But an acceptable candidate for Catholics as he supported abortion only in limited circumstances and his opponent supported unrestricted taxpayer funded abortion on demand:

You may in some circumstances where you don’t have any candidate who is proposing to eliminate all abortion, choose the candidate who will most limit this grave evil in our country, but you could never justify voting for a candidate who not only does not want to limit abortion but believes that it should be available to everyone,"

Cardinal Burke
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I never claimed that Catholics could not vote for him, just that he could in no way be considered pro-life.
 
mary_bobo said:
Certainly there are proclaimed pro-life Dems, but when they get to DC and confront the party elders, they usually change their minds particularly when they are threatened with withholding of party funds for reelection. And the Dem platform supports a pro-abortion agenda.
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None the less, the question of whether or not Catholics can vote for Democrats should be considered answered. Of course they can. There is no barrier to voting for a Democrat that is opposed to abortion. One can vote for the person and not the party.
 
zz912 said:
This is a pretty insulting post. It presumes these are the only actions the pro-life forces in this country are taking. That’s patently untrue.
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The post did not say that at all. The post did not even imply anything universal. It started, " Too many Catholics have collapsed their responsibilities…"

I do not see the objection for those who truly value human life from conception to look at what actually reduces abortions. I was taught that actions speak louder than words and results matter. Rhetoric may make us feel better, but we should be open to what actually saves lives, if our priority is opposing abortion and not opposing political parties.
 
Mulligan2 said:
This is an interesting article on Santorum from back in 2012.

nytimes.com/2012/03/27/us/politics/rick-santorum-fails-to-capture-catholic-vote.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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given the source…

I mean we are talking about the NYT the same one that is in the business of slandering our Popes, Church, clergy

Just do a quick search and find out how vile they are.

I wouldn’t trust an iota from them. NOTHING.
They are, I’m sorry to say, the mouthpiece of anti-Catholicism bigotry central.
 
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