So-Called Catholic Politicians

[bluezone7]

shannin:

The so-called Catholic politicians that openly support the pro-choice movement are heretics and I think the Church should speak our more assertively against them. Kerry made me sick when he would say: "I’m a Catholic, I was an altar boy, but I support a woman’s right to choose."

Economically I would be a lot better under a Democrat President, but I voted for President Bush because I knew that the Supreme Court would most likely have 2 openings & that was our chance to get more conservative Judges on the bench.

I’m amazed at some of my Catholic friends that voted for Kerry or just didn’t vote. Again, I think the Church should speak out in a more assertive way about pro-choice Catholic politicians :banghead:

BUT … Bush won the Catholic vote in the last election … and Gore was not highly supported among Catholics. Why don’t we extend this topic to include Catholic politicians around the globe? For example in Europe they are CATHOLIC politicians who actively support abortion/pro-choice policies … somethimes the state even pays for it all with the tax payers money!

 

[Riley259]

Chris LaRock:

This may not be the right place to post this, but here it goes.

I would like to know how do the Catholics on this site feel about so-called Catholic politicians supporting the culture of death through abortion and assisted suicide? Do you think such people should be excommunicated?

I think at the very least they should be refused communion but excommuncation should still be on the table. Two giant offenders in my state of Massachusetts are Senators Ted Kennedy and John Kerry.

 

[Chris_LaRock]

I think a lot of Catholic voters are willing to overlook these issues of hypocracy for the sake of getting a fellow Catholic elected and further overcoming the discrimination against Catholics in the political system. Right motives, but wrong action.

 

[bones_IV]

Chris LaRock:

I think a lot of Catholic voters are willing to overlook these issues of hypocracy for the sake of getting a fellow Catholic elected and further overcoming the discrimination against Catholics in the political system. Right motives, but wrong action.

I would say wrong action and wrong motives.

 

[Riley259]

Chris LaRock:

I think a lot of Catholic voters are willing to overlook these issues of hypocracy for the sake of getting a fellow Catholic elected and further overcoming the discrimination against Catholics in the political system. Right motives, but wrong action.

I think you’re being a bit naive in your statement above. The Catholic voters who vote for these guys are more often than not “shaky” in their own Catholic faith and tend to dissent on these same hot button issues that the politicians dissent on. Just my take on it.

 

[Chris_LaRock]

That’s true, I guess.