It would be interesting to find out how far you would take your position. If a candidate does not believe that artificial contraception is evil and immoral, would you stay home and not vote, even if the alternative candidate was a Marxist communist and the race was close?, What about if he or she is divorced and remarried; would you not vote for the candidate because of it? Would you not vote for Ronald Reagan because he was divorced and remarried? And are you against the death penalty? What if a candidate is not agains the death penalty, should you not vote for them because of that?Trumpites here at CAF have informed me that Trump’s definition of torture is different than that of the Church’s and thus completely moral. These individuals are Republicans first and Catholics second. It’s more subtle than the unfaithfulness of those who are Democrat first and Catholic second… but still unfaithfulness.
So institutionalizing sodomy and attacking the nucleus of a healthy society, namely the natural human family, and normalizing the murder of babies and indoctrinating children in anti-Christian morality does not qualify as tearing against the fabric of society and undermine the systematic logic of civilization itself? I mean, don’t children need a mother and a father? Two fathers is not tearing apart at the fabric of society?I don’t reflexively condemn others I disagree with as vandals and barbarians. Barbarians are those who tear at the very fabric of society, by seeking to undermine the systematic logic of civilization, itself, and the rule of law.
Homosexuality and abortion have been practiced since time immemorial. These are not new practices. The degree, however, to which our society has pushed these outliers towards the center speaks more to the malady already present in the midst of our culture.So institutionalizing sodomy and attacking the nucleus of a healthy society, namely the natural human family, and normalizing the murder of babies and indoctrinating children in anti-Christian morality does not qualify as tearing against the fabric of society and undermine the systematic logic of civilization itself? I mean, don’t children need a mother and a father? Two fathers is not tearing apart at the fabric of society?
Does that mean that a German citizen had the moral obligation to defend his country against Serbian, French and British aggression in WWI and against American aggression in WWII ?2240 Submission to authority and co-responsibility for the common good make it morally obligatory to pay taxes, to exercise the right to vote, and to defend one’s country:
Yes, sin has always been around. But just a few decades ago abortion was an abominable crime condemned by society, and homosexuality was considered a psychological issue while homosexual acts were considered vice and the idea of gay marriage was an abomination.Homosexuality and abortion have been practiced since time immemorial. These are not new practices.
The gay agenda and practicing homosexuals hate the Church because the Church does not approve of gay marriage and teaches that homosexual acts are intrinsically evil and that the lifestyle is sinful. The Church teaches that we must love the sinner and hate the sin; not approve, confirm, celebrate and normalize vice and sin in the name of compassion.That depravity and hypocrisy is what is fueling the disgust and apathy towards the Church. So that all the words about valuing life and loving gay people are as clamoring cymbals.
I think most voted for Trump because the alternative was a wicked witch, who not only championed late term abortion, but was going to stack the Supreme Court with leftist activists, and was as corrupt a politician as they come; plus she was going to ruin this economy.But it’s ok if Christians helped elect Trump. After all, Trump promised Christians that if they chose him as leader, he would tip the scales in their favor of greater judicial power in exchange
I guess supporting the water boarding of 3 terrorists which leads to removing Osama Bin Laden is far worse than Obama’s drone strikes killing hundreds of people.Are Catholics to hold non-Catholics to Catholic standards? if so, why is this? What if the candidate running against Trump is an antiCatholic and promises to persecute Catholics if elected; would you vote for Trump then?
Yes, he’s a sinner like you and me. But he also happens to have provided the livelihoods for tens of thousands of people. Not to mention many personal accounts of his generosity with people in need. It’s one thing to inherit money and be avaricious and stingy; it’s another thing to create wealth and help those in need. If you’re going to be against him because of his personal foibles, and not because of his policies then maybe you don’t realize that you too are a sinner and that maybe worse than him in a different category of sin?Trump, who epitomizes our national disease in the form of godless adulation of money, sex, and temporal power
So does that mean that God is on the side of Vladimir Putin since he won the recent presidential election in Russia against the six or seven other candidates?God is on the side of whoever wins the election.
Yes and no. If you believe in some “plan” that by definition means that whatever happens happens with God’s blessing and approval, then yes. If you believe (like me) that God has better things to do than interfere in elections or football games, then no.So does that mean that God is on the side of Vladimir Putin since he won the recent presidential election in Russia against the six or seven other candidates?
Right. In the overwhelming majority of times the answer to many questions in religion or politics has to be “Yes and No”.Yes and no.
Oh yeah…because Hilary Clinton was so much better.Trump, who epitomizes our national disease in the form of godless adulation of money, sex, and temporal power.
Unlike you or me, he does not feel the need to repent or for forgiveness.Yes, he’s a sinner like you and me
I go against him for the same reasons I went against Clinton: deceptive character, arrogance, condescending towards religious belief, and a litany of other unrepentant sins and attitudes.If you’re going to be against him because of his personal foibles, and not because of his policies then maybe you don’t realize that you too are a sinner and that maybe worse than him in a different category of sin?
And in ancient Greece, homosexuality and abortion were absolutely normalized and practiced rampantly.But just a few decades ago abortion was an abominable crime condemned by society, and homosexuality was considered a psychological issue while homosexual acts were considered vice and the idea of gay marriage was an abomination.
Nope. People used to hate the Church when She disagreed with them. Now, they just don’t care.The gay agenda and practicing homosexuals hate the Church because the Church does not approve of gay marriage and teaches that homosexual acts are intrinsically evil and that the lifestyle is sinful.