Question: Is it permitted to vote for?

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Is it morally permitted for a Roman Catholic to vote for anyone for political office who directly denies (by the faith he believes in) that our Lord Jesus Christ is the second person of the Holy Trinity?
 
The important factor in supporting a candidate is whether they will support moral laws more or less than other candidates. Where does this candidate stand on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage? For voting purposes it matters little what religion the candidate professes, what matters is how they will represent your moral convictions in lawmaking. By voting for a person, you are not making a statement of support for their religion, you are are choosing someone to represent your interests in governance. Since it is rare to find a perfect candidate, you just have to pick the one that is closest to the ideal. At the very least, you are canceling a vote for the worst candidate if you vote for another. If you do not vote at all because you can’t find a perfect candidate, you are failing to cancel out a vote for the worst candidate, who might then be elected.
 
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The important factor in supporting a candidate is whether they will support moral laws more or less than other candidates. Where does this candidate stand on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage? For voting purposes it matters little what religion the candidate professes, what matters is how they will represent your moral convictions in lawmaking. By voting for a person, you are not making a statement of support for their religion, you are are choosing someone to represent your interests in governance. Since it is rare to find a perfect candidate, you just have to pick the one that is closest to the ideal. At the very least, you are canceling a vote for the worst candidate if you vote for another. If you do not vote at all because you can’t find a perfect candidate, you are failing to cancel out a vote for the worst candidate, who might then be elected.
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Good response. Brings up another question. Would the apostles vote for such a candidate?
 
fatima1917 said:
Is it morally permitted for a Roman Catholic to vote for anyone for political office who directly denies (by the faith he believes in) that our Lord Jesus Christ is the second person of the Holy Trinity?
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How would that be any different from voting for someone who proclaims Jesus on Sunday and lives like the devil Monday thru Saturday? We’ve had a few of those.
 
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Good response. Brings up another question. Would the apostles vote for such a candidate?
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Well, this is just speculation. But let’s suppose in St. Paul’s time that two pagan men were running for emperor, one who was friendly to Christians and one who wanted to destroy Christians. Don’t you think St. Paul would vote for the friendly one, even though both were pagans?
 
Unfortunately, based on the “catholics” we keep getting put before us in presidentially elections, one will have to vote with someone whose faith isn’t perfectly in agreement with the Church, even if their views on law are. To the best of my knowledge, the only pro-life candidate in the entire race (although I heard Alan Keyes may now run) is a non-Catholic (Ron Paul).
 
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