The death penalty is not one of the 5 non-negotiables, though.Yes.
Pro-life is an interesting example. An awful lot of Republicans are pro-death penalty. I do not believe that is part of the Catholic pro-life point of view. Being anti-abortion is good, but that doesn’t mean being pro-life.
And, despite the assurances of others that the Republican party doesn’t want to get rid of the “social net” I do not see it in practice. Seems that making money is more important to them than the people who work at their money making companies.
Tom A.
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Please show where any official catholic official says we are to not vote for the best candidate because this is what you are saying.No, that is not correct. There is no requirement that you throw. Your vote away on a non viable canidate. If that were true we would in effect cede the political playing field to the culture of death.
Running out of straw ?Please show where any official catholic official says we are to not vote for the best candidate because this is what you are saying.
Are you actively campaigning or working for the GOP?Running out of straw ?
I guess the answer to my question is “no”Are you actively campaigning or working for the GOP?
There is no such thing as an unofficial 6th non-negotiable.Please show where any official catholic official says we are to not vote for the best candidate because this is what you are saying.
The unofficial 6th non-negotiable for GOP Catholics is candidate must be “viable”.
That’s what he said a few days ago. I believe his campaign is walking it back now, though.Is your last statement correct? Does Romney in fact support gay adoption but not gay marriage?
If not, then you can’t support Romney who is pro-choice (rape and incest and health) and supports gay marriage and adoption by the states.There is no such thing as an unofficial 6th non-negotiable.
Romney does not support gay ‘marriage.’ He affirmed his belief in marriage being only between one man and one woman in a couple of interviews and at Liberty University. He is pro life and supports reversing roe vs wade .If not, then you can’t support Romney who is pro-choice (rape and incest and health) and supports gay marriage and adoption by the states.
We are obliged to oppose evil in exercising our political franchise. Throwing away one’s vote on oneself, or Mickey Mouse or some fringe candidate is not doing that. It’s an exercise in personal pique or vanity, and in no way opposes evil.Please show where any official catholic official says we are to not vote for the best candidate because this is what you are saying.
The unofficial 6th non-negotiable for GOP Catholics is candidate must be “viable”.
Actually, we can, as we are permitted to vote to oppose a greater evil if the defeat of the greater evil is our objective.If not, then you can’t support Romney who is pro-choice (rape and incest and health) and supports gay marriage and adoption by the states.
It isn’t non-negotiable, and it isn’t a “GOP Catholic” thing. The Church teaches that viability (i.e. the realistic chance that a candidate could be elected) can be part of a voters calculation when using prudential judgement. In fact, doing so is the sign of a rational thought process.Please show where any official catholic official says we are to not vote for the best candidate because this is what you are saying.
The unofficial 6th non-negotiable for GOP Catholics is candidate must be “viable”.
Rape, incest and health are a very small percentage of abortions. MOST are done/promoted for convenience and for profit by organizations like Planned Parenthood. Obama has fully supported and increased abortion coverages whereever he could - even the most sickening practice of late term abortions.If not, then you can’t support Romney who is pro-choice (rape and incest and health) and supports gay marriage and adoption by the states.
Yep. Note that Pork Roll never answered my question - posed twice:Rape, incest and health are a very small percentage of abortions. MOST are done/promoted for convenience and for profit by organizations like Planned Parenthood. Obama has fully supported and increased abortion coverages whereever he could - even the most sickening practice of late term abortions.
It’s a pretty simple question. Such legislation would be the “lesser of two evils,” but I guarantee you that 99% of pro-lifers would support it, including the Catholic Church. Limiting evil is a very worthwhile cause, when unrestricted evil is the law of the land.So, if legislation were to come up for vote banning all abortions nationwide, with the exception of rape and unborn children “known by competent medical authority to have severe defects that will not allow the baby to survive beyond birth,” you would oppose that legislation?
Exactly and heaven forbid a non Democrat ‘evolves’ in his way of thinking or behavior!Even if true, we’re going to use pranks a candidate did over 40 years ago to judge his character by?
This is really going to be a horrible campaign season.
Jim
Because Catholics cannot ignore the sanctioned death of babies in their mothers’ wombs. Over 50 million babies have been killed since 1973. Abortion is THE #1 non-negotiable for Catholic voters.Why does every single thread always get back to abortion. How did Mitt Romney’s teenage bullying get us here. It seems to happen no matter what the initial thread is. All roads lead to Rome?
You mean like being for it before you were against it then for it again?Exactly and heaven forbid a non Democrat ‘evolves’ in his way of thinking or behavior!
It’s not so strange. People come in here to defend Obama by, e.g., citing some allegation against his opponent. This thread is a good example of that. Some people challenge the allegation itself, and many have. Some challenge the alleged meaning and significance of the allegation, and many have.Why does every single thread always get back to abortion. How did Mitt Romney’s teenage bullying get us here. It seems to happen no matter what the initial thread is. All roads lead to Rome?