...So, what is keeping Catholics in the Democratic party, and can they still reconcile their beliefs with the party line?
Carlin said that for the most part Catholics have simply not sat down and connected the dots. They refuse to recognize that Roosevelt and civil rights Democrats no longer have power and that the party has left them.
He also noted that this realization could have happened long ago if there was better clerical leadership, guiding the Catholic conscience a bit more.
As it is, much of the party’s traditional base is slowly eroding, he said. And as Catholics and Black Christians continue to recognize that being a Democrat is not what it used to be, the party will find it more and more difficult to win elections...
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Sunday, September 17, 2006
Former Democratic Chairman asks: "Can you be Catholic and a Democrat?"
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Yes, i can be a Catholic and a Democrat. Both parties have their strengths and weakensses. Nowhere in the bible is lawlessness or civil lawlessness condoned. Yet we have a president who seeks to unconstitutionally load the courts to overturn Roe v Wade, fabricates evidence to get us involved in an unjustified war and claims the Geneva convention is too vague to be followed. If he can't follow the law how can he ask others to. After a 4-6 year opportunity to lead this country the only thing the republicans have accomplished is to create a more lawless society and world.
It seems to me that people are deluding themselves, when they believe our current war with the Islamic world is entirely the fault of President Bush and Republicans in Congress. Based on my knowledge of the facts, the Islamic world has been planning this assault on the West for nearly three decades now.
Personally, I think Catholics would be wise to hold no allegiance to any political party, and start listening to what the Church has to say about social justice and civil responsibility.
In my state, we have to be registered in a party in order to vote. The entire Islamic world is not out to get us and it has not ever been. Muslims are greatly divided, they have been warring with each other for all their existence. We have been their allies at times. Jordan has been a solid ally even to today. It takes two to make a fight and it takes two to make peace. Bin Laden wanted us to get in a war over there, Bush did exactly what he wanted him to do. Then he decided to attack Iraq too. Now our new democratic govt in Iraq is condemning Israel and playing up with Iran....who has been out to get us for almost 30 years. We could probably pull out of Iraq and see the whole thing go up in war between the various sects of Islam. As it is now, we are uniting Islam against us. If we don't follow the laws of our country and international laws, then we can't pressure them to. For leaders of a govt not to follow the law of the govt is suicidal. That is not dillusional.
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