This reponse brings me back to a question I have posed to more than a few on this forum and have yet to get a response.What,exactly have the Dems done ,that in your prudential judgement,overrides their affinity for abortion?Since the choices typically boil down to a lesser of two evils decision,I am really wondering how,say a vote for Hillary or Bernie,or any past dem is a better option.
No it doesn’t. as I said voluminous documentation has been provided. Ones personal interpretation of a couple lines in the voters guide is not sufficient.
Good question-what policies does either of them support that mitigates their support for unrestricted taxpayer funded abortion on demand. We know the Church has specifically said(and has been documented in this thread) views on the economy, immigration, war, taxation, health care, the death penalty and education (among others) do not rise to the level of abortionThis reponse brings me back to a question I have posed to more than a few on this forum and have yet to get a response.What,exactly have the Dems done ,that in your prudential judgement,overrides their affinity for abortion?Since the choices typically boil down to a lesser of two evils decision,I am really wondering how,say a vote for Hillary or Bernie,or any past dem is a better option.
Maybe that explains why I have yet to receive a response,because there is no valid reason,if one rationally thinks it through.
Time for " the list" again!Maybe that explains why I have yet to receive a response,because there is no valid reason,if one rationally thinks it through.
The voter’s guide points out other issues such as avoiding war and promoting peace and torture that some recent Republican administrations have failed miserably on. Fortunately, Mr. Trump has stated that the Iraq War was a mistake, so I have no moral qualms about supporting a strong pro-life candidate such as him (even though some of his rhetoric is unnecessary, IMO).This reponse brings me back to a question I have posed to more than a few on this forum and have yet to get a response.What,exactly have the Dems done ,that in your prudential judgement,overrides their affinity for abortion?Since the choices typically boil down to a lesser of two evils decision,I am really wondering how,say a vote for Hillary or Bernie,or any past dem is a better option.
You haven’t seen any practicing Catholics give what are valid reasons to them for voting for Democrats who are pro choice?Maybe that explains why I have yet to receive a response,because there is no valid reason,if one rationally thinks it through.
Ok I used to be good with math but I admit with age, I may not be as much. So correct me if I get this wrong. But if only 36% of Catholics attend Mass regularly, and 39% of those voted for Obama, does that mean 14% (39% of 36%) of practicing Catholics voted for pro choice Obama? Or does voting for him disqualify them from being practicing?
These issues don’t hold equal weight,in that it is the responsibility of our gov’t to protect t it’s people,even if it means going to war.However the real war being waged is on the most innocent among us and as Archbishop Chaput stated,social justice issues begins with respecting the dignity of nascent life in the womb.
Actually,that wasn’t the question I posed.I get plenty of the whole,"The Dems are for the little guy,the underserved and disenfranchised.Ok,then show me how the Dems have changed any of that?Obama has had eight years and if anything the black community is in worse shape,as are the poor as a whole.
Right. So are you saying if a Democrat who attends Mass regularly and follows other precepts and yet votes for a pro choice candidate over one who is less pro choice, that they are not practicing? If they are not adhering to the teachings as you say, how can they be considered practicing? I’m still at a loss as to what exactly it is you are saying.
Yes, I am aware of Archbishop Chaput’s statements, but Archbishop Chaput is one bishop and he is not my bishop. I will study the Voter’s Guide and wait for my bishop to speak on these matters.
Maybe that’s why I heard today African Americans are voting for Hillary in even larger numbers than they did for Barack Obama.
Oh,so basically,if you don’t like what the Esteemed Archbishop Chaput has to say,you will wait and hope for a different response from another Archbishop,one that fits your mindset?
What if the website doesn’t follow a bishop? Are all of the bishops listed to see what each one has to say?
I think this is the first time I’ve agreed with you, but I agree with you.Indeed.
I will say it again.
No Catholic in good conscience can EVER vote for a pro-choice person.
There’s no gray area.
Textbooks on Moral Theology that mitigate the right to life are poor textbooks for a Catholic College. .
Any theology prof that argues for the culture of death because other issues cloud their judgment need to go back to a school which is faithful to the magisterium.
Jeanne, I love that website.
Check it out,see for yourself.
Why do you think I asked?Check it out,see for yourself.
I never said a word about practicing. Not once, I merely pointed out the obvious-if they vote for a pro-abortion candidate they are not following the teachings of the Church