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pdxflyboy

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30. Not This One!!!!

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Tue Apr 9, 2024, 10:37 PM

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Catholics Now Tilt to the Republicans [View all] applegrove Apr 9 OP

Onward christian soldiers! Marcus IM Apr 9 #1

off topic... but what a magnificent painting of victory at the siege of Jerusalem. WarGamer Apr 9 #13

Yet they support abortion rights. Something doesn't add up Hassler Apr 9 #2

which Catholics are you referencing? maxsolomon Apr 9 #8

Your relatives don't represent all Catholics. TwilightZone Apr 9 #10

I've never met one of these pro-choice Catholics. maxsolomon Apr 9 #12

I was raised Catholic BuddhaGirl Apr 9 #15

I have. H2O Man Apr 9 #33

Well you just met one on DU sarisataka Apr 10 #41

if I may ask, maxsolomon Apr 10 #42

I cannot recall any homilies sarisataka Apr 10 #44

I have. Elessar Zappa Apr 10 #48

Different regions, different Catholics. maxsolomon Apr 10 #49

Not sure. Elessar Zappa Apr 10 #54

This is anecdotal, most of my relatives are "Liberal Catholics" - pro-choice, pro family planning, pro women. EastBayGuy Apr 10 #51

You're describing my immediate family, but not my extended family. maxsolomon Apr 10 #53

I know several of them in my extended family. riversedge Apr 10 #52

The clear, official stance of the chuch is anti-abortion. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 9 #22

It's true H2O Man Apr 9 #34

Allow me to introduce myself and a group that I have belonged to for more than 20 years Baltimike Apr 10 #45

56% according to Pew Research poll Hassler Apr 10 #60

Up the atheists and agnostics! Celerity Apr 9 #3

Especially Kim Jong-Un's religion! LW1977 Apr 9 #4

North Korean children told Kim Jong-un 'is a god who can read their thoughts' Celerity Apr 9 #7

I used to joke that the GOP would get angry at national democratic emotional events, applegrove Apr 9 #14

Trump is so so jelly of the NoKo Kim Jong Un cult Celerity Apr 9 #16

You really don't want to go there NanaCat Apr 10 #47

Could simply mean that non-Republican Catholics are leaving the Church... Silent3 Apr 9 #5

That was my first thought also. Don't know where they end up - non Catholic or non (r)epuglicon. erronis Apr 9 #9

I grew up very conservative Catholic. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 9 #23

I don't know if you can be an ex-Catholic per se, harumph Apr 9 #18

Couldn't agree more. Drum Apr 9 #29

As if atheists from other Christian sects or even other religions NanaCat Apr 10 #50

It is the abortion issue. MOMFUDSKI Apr 9 #6

Tilt? Is that a good thing because they've been solid Rs as far as I've seen. we can do it Apr 9 #11

I know a LOT of former Catholics ... including most of my family FakeNoose Apr 9 #17

My 84 year old wife was born a RC, went through RC schools, and finally gave it up entirely 40 years later over... Ping Tung Apr 9 #19

Well ain't that Fucking Stupid.. Catholics for Rapists,, Traitors, and Fascism.. Whoopi ! Cha Apr 9 #20

I think topics like this one (and the Rural American discussion) B.See Apr 9 #21

Airing out the issues is important. We are far enough from the election that we can do it. Fresh air. applegrove Apr 9 #26

Well, I will agree at least that such topics can serve to be a learning experience B.See Apr 9 #35

Sharing our different stories will result in empathy. Just like reading books increases empathy: being exposed applegrove Apr 10 #36

Cause trmp is so god-like? spanone Apr 9 #24

My guess edhopper Apr 9 #25

Honestly, I might expect the Catholics to apply a stricter reading of Scripture than this suggests. Drum Apr 9 #27

Survey was done in 2023. People have short attention spans so not sure what it would be today mucifer Apr 9 #28

Not This One!!!! pdxflyboy Apr 9 #30

Disappointing, if not surprising. I thought Catholics largely tilted toward social justice. Beartracks Apr 9 #31

There were quite a few social justice Catholics - harumph Apr 10 #39

The Catholics I knew were conservative GenThePerservering Apr 9 #32

"Recovering" is a bit of an inside joke. harumph Apr 10 #40

All you have to do is watch EWTN awesomerwb1 Apr 10 #37

EWTN may be even *worse* than Fox "News" in some ways. Fox at least attempts... keep_left Apr 10 #38

But how many are Catholics compared to ten or twenty years ago? LiberalFighter Apr 10 #43

Bingo. Fewer of them. Raven123 Apr 10 #56

Could it be there are fewer Catholics because their beliefs don't coincide with Republican views? LiberalFighter Apr 10 #59

not this one. nt Baltimike Apr 10 #46

Well, Protestant church membership is down 15% since 2016, and Catholics are down 12%. So if they're leaning GOP lees1975 Apr 10 #55

Not coming down on you personally Mad_Machine76 Apr 10 #57

Remember when the US Catholic leadership said Joe Biden couldn't take communion? TheRealNorth Apr 10 #58