Will we ever see another Catholic President?

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There more than likely will not be a good Catholic President in the USA in the future because the best candidates have already become, or are becoming preists 🙂

I believe it was Mother Teresa who said “I do my best to not involve myself in politics. When one does this they are forced to stand behind one, and are unable to stand for all.”
 
With our increasing Latin population (Mexico is 88% Catholic), I’d say it is very likely to happen soon.

I would like to say being pro-choice (but against partial birth abortion) because its a “FREE COUNTRY,” doesn’t make you a “fake” Catholic. (I would never vote for Kerry, for many other reasons, so this isn’t about him.)

We need to realize that politics poisons religion, more than religion poison’s politics. Our Bishops need to stop making political statements - that used to be something that made proud to be Catholic, and sad for Protestants.
 
“There more than likely will not be a good Catholic President in the USA in the future because the best candidates have already become, or are becoming preists.”

Have you heard of Senator Sam Brownback, R. from Kansas? I’ve heard him speak on Catholic Radio and I contribute to his campaign now. His first priority if elected is LIFE.👍
 
The field has several stated Catholics. The most orthodox one that I can find is Sam Brownback. The majority are liberal, pro-choice, pro do what ever makes you feel goooooood!😛
 
Probably yes, but its not likely anytime soon due to the current situations which have little to do with anticatholicism as usually understood.

Mr. Kerry ran of course in 04 , but his candidacy was really an anamoly. The Dems are more inclined to nominate a southerner or midwesterner to expand their base. Folks from the south are just less likely to be Catholic.

In addition, as far as the Dems are concerned, nominating a Catholic is sure to bring up the issues in regards to abortion big time, and whether or not the candidate should be excommunicated, or denied communion. These kinds of issues really deflect from the political message, I don’t see the Dems wanting to deal with it again and none of their principal candidates are Catholic.

The GOP would have different problems with nominating a Catholic. The Dems would attack the candidate as taking orders from the pope in regards to abortion and other issues. I can see it getting pretty ugly, and the GOP doesn’t want to deal with it understandably.

The best chance for a Catholic president , IMO, would be a conservative GOPer who never attends church publicly and doesn’t speak on a personal level about religious matters. No one on the presidential radar meets that scenario yet.
 
donnyblake said:
It’s been 46 years since we elected one. Is our country too-far Protestant or anti-Catholic maybe, to see one anytime in the near future? We seem to have a great candidate in Sam Brownback but he doesn’t get much publicity. Any opinions?
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Maybe if they were on the republican ticket;)

IMHO a democratic catholic just doesnt mix at all. Seeing how democrats are mostly liberal and the CC is conservative:shrug:
 
ALLFORHIM said:
Maybe if they were on the republican ticket;)

IMHO a democratic catholic just doesnt mix at all. Seeing how democrats are mostly liberal and the CC is conservative:shrug:
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The Catholic Church is not conservative politically. Some Church teachings are politically conservative, yes, but others would be considered “liberal” politically.

And liberal is not a bad word. 🙂
 
Pius_X said:
The Catholic Church is not conservative politically. Some Church teachings are politically conservative, yes, but others would be considered “liberal” politically.

And liberal is not a bad word. 🙂
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REALLY!!! Do tell:D What teachings are considered liberal politically? Im not being obnoxious I just have NEVER heard this before:eek: So now you have peaked my curiosity:thumbsup:

Well liberal is a bad word when they are going against conservative beliefs:shrug: But Im sure liberals feel the same way about conservatives;) What a tangled web we weave:(
 
donnyblake said:
It’s been 46 years since we elected one. Is our country too-far Protestant or anti-Catholic maybe, to see one anytime in the near future? We seem to have a great candidate in Sam Brownback but he doesn’t get much publicity. Any opinions?
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Another thought. The Catholic Church is the largest religious body in this country–by far–yet still less than half of the whole (at least until the Latino immigration surge is completed). Nonethless, five of the nine Justices of the Supreme Court are Catholic. Doesn’t sound ant-Catholic to me.

As for Brownback, it seems like he is a good man but he is unlikely to get the nomination over other candidates who are better known and better funded…and they’re not better known and better funded because the country is anti-Catholic but, rather, because Brownback is a Senator with little experience from a small state. Moreover, the leading candidate in the Republican party at this time is, of course, Catholic.
 
ALLFORHIM said:
REALLY!!! Do tell:D What teachings are considered liberal politically? Im not being obnoxious I just have NEVER heard this before:eek: So now you have peaked my curiosity:thumbsup:

Well liberal is a bad word when they are going against conservative beliefs:shrug: But Im sure liberals feel the same way about conservatives;) What a tangled web we weave:(
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Well, one example would be the church’s position on the death penalty. The death penalty is immoral unless it is an absolute necessity to protect the lives of others. This is commonly considered a thought on the more “liberal” side of the political spectrum.

Catholicism also teaches that the workers have a right to form unions, and that the state has a right to redistribute wealth that was unjustly earned.
 
Pius_X said:
Well, one example would be the church’s position on the death penalty. The death penalty is immoral unless it is an absolute necessity to protect the lives of others. This is commonly considered a thought on the more “liberal” side of the political spectrum.

Catholicism also teaches that the workers have a right to form unions, and that the state has a right to redistribute wealth that was unjustly earned.
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Thank you 👍 My church believes in the death penalty as per what the bible says about it. Of course I dont remember where it is:o

Im not sure about the second one:shrug:
 
Political decisions made by man are fallible, and often need to revised or changed! So calling them religious is DANGEROUS, because you then have to say GOD WAS WRONG, when in reality people are often wrong, or at least imperfect.

So I say again, I hope our Bishops quit making political statements (which is very Protestant of them), because politics will poison the church (lets face it, politics is poisoned by its very nature.)

I’m not saying Catholics shouldn’t be politically active - they should be - but don’t say “my decision is based on my faith.” Say, “my decision is based on logic.”
 
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