So when all is said and done, why the heck do Catholics vote Democrat??

[mymamamary]

The seventh mode of responsibility says that we as Catholics have to act in the manner that has the most moral EFFECTS, and cannot argue that an act is moral unless it has moral effects. The third mode of responsibility says that we as Carholics can not act out of hostility but must act in defense of morals after reasoned thought.

Voting for Romney out of hostility for Obama without regard for the fact that Romney has just as bad of a pro-abortion history just because he really really swears he cares about the unborn now is a violation of both. I have no doubts that Romney would have legalized Plan B just as soon as Obama did in response to the court order, because he doesn’t actually care about the issue.

It’s one thing to say that studying Romney and Obama’s histories, you came to the rational conclusion that Romney would lead to more moral consequences. It is quite another to blind yourself to the pro-abortion record of Romney out of dislike for a man. We as Catholics cannot morally vote against someone. We must instead size up every situation and make a satisfactory, foot-forward, positive choice, even if “positive” has to mean “lesser evil.” To me, ultimately, a vote for Obama can lead to a pro-life candidate in 2016, whereas a vote for Romney would’ve ensured a 3rd consecutive election with two pro-abortion candidates.

**Obama may not have voted to advance abortion (in fact he is with his healthcare bill), he has voted down a bill that would have allowed aid to Babies that survive abortion. The man’s record is horrendously anti-life. Again, my vote would not go to a man who seeks to shove homosexuality (as stated by the communist himself in his second inaugural speech) and abortion inducing birth control pills down the throat of a “Christian” majority nation. He seeks to undermine the Church at every step and is determined to make sure that the Church provides evil services for free through Her insurance policies. Romney may not have done anything for abortion, but unlike Obama, he didn’t actively enact anti-life laws like the HHS mandate. **

 

[Robert_Sock]

Perhaps people vote Democrat because the Democratic party uphold other Catholic issues, such as strict gun control, immigration policies and subsides for the aged. (I included strict gun control because it’s a humanitarian value that would save lives and reduce a lot of strife.)

 

[Matilda_Bennett]

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