It was the right thing to do on many front, especially when it comes to taking care of our least-able.

a Republican in his 75 yrs, and used the principals of Christianity to explain his vote .

for the President.

I've also seen someone in my parish go up for Communion wearing a "Firefighters for Obama" or similar t-shirt.

... off a while ago ... she voted for Obama four years ago and she voted for him again.


Sadly, many Catholics have turned their backs on social justice ... which is supposed to be a large part of their faith

Most of my relatives also.

BARACK OBAMA

Eom

as did my Catholic mom and sisters.

As is my 85 yr old mom. And of course me.

Link to the full report: http://publicreligion.org/research/2012/10/american-values-survey-2012/


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/22/american-values-survey-obama-romney_n_1997805.html

"But specifically on the contraception mandate, 56 percent of those surveyed said religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals should be required to provide employees with health care plans that cover contraception or birth control at no cost. That included majorities of white Protestants (54 percent) and the overall Catholic population. In contrast, majorities of white evangelicals (56 percent) and white Catholics (51 percent) said the opposite.

On the church's role in public policy, the survey found that 60 percent of Catholics believe it "should focus more on social justice and the obligation to help the poor, even if it means focusing less on issues like abortion and the right to life," while 31 percent said the opposite. Sixty percent of "social justice" Catholics support Obama, the survey found, while 67 percent of "right to life" Catholics support Romney.

"Even among Catholics who attend church once a week or more, a group that is often considered more socially conservative, a majority believe the Catholic Church should emphasize issues related to justice and our obligations to the poor," said E.J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and a co-author of the report.

The survey results were based on 3,003 bilingual telephone interviews of adults in the U.S. conducted between Sept. 13 and Sept. 30."

I will vote for Obama.

from that ass bishop Jenky. Or that there were priests w/balls who said, NO, I will not read it.

The Bishops continue to squander what little of their moral authority remained from the pedophile cover-ups by cozying up to the GOP.

come out and state publicly that Ryan's budget goes against the social justice teachings.