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As a "practicing" Roman Catholic, allow me to opine as to why "So Called Catholics" will vote Democrat. Unfortunately, in a nut shell, here in America, Catholics don't seem to take their doctrine to heart. Sadly, that would also apply to the American Bishops and Priests. Let's just go over two of the Ten Commandments: Keep Holy the Sabbath Day. Well we know many Catholic's seem to think that only applies to Christmas and Easter Masses. Wrong of course; however even students who must attend Mass in order to receive their confirmation, need only attend a percentage of masses! What type of message does that give the youth of America? How about no commitment and no worries, just go when you can. For non Catholics, please allow me to educate you. We go to Mass every Sunday to partake in the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. To lessen the value of attending mass weekly, as instructed by our Lord, is to lessen the importance of the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the Holy Scripture.

Next would be the obvious, "Thou Shall Not Commit Murder." Well, tragically there are Catholics who support the destruction of the Baby in the Womb, abortion and partial birth abortion, and euthanasia, and who fight tooth and nail to keep it legal. Two infamous Catholic politicians, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, not only support abortion, but use it as their litmus test against pro-life politicians and future judges. Do you really believe they adhere to the Catholic Doctrine? No, if they did, they would not only reject ABORTION they would do all they could to be informative as to the absolute destruction, here and for eternity, it causes to all associated with it.

p>Finally, again, I put some of the blame on the "American" Catholic Church. They have succumbed to the LIBERAL viewpoints for the past forty years. They have allowed horrible sins within the church to go unchecked (i.e., sexual predators, theft, left leaning causes, etc. etc.). Their luke warm sermons, have run their course. You know the sermons, God loves you so, everything is OK. Well, as Pope Benedict so wisely put it "RELATIVITY is the BIGGEST EVIL WE FACE RIGHT NOW;" and when pressed by the liberal media, that if the Church didn't become more receptive to abortion, gay marriage, etc. etc. the Church would loose all its members. Pope Benedict so wisely replied, "If there is only one True member of the Church left, he is the one who will bring it back up." So the American Church itself, must do a soul searching transformation, and then, and only through God's Grace, the flock will come back into the true fold. To come back to its true profession of faith, true Catholics will renounce both parties if they profess false doctrines, i.e., unnatural forced death and the propagation of secularism and socialism. Neither party is immune to corruption, as no religious organization is. However, to ignore the corruption of its soul, is to enable corruption of its soul. A true follower of the Church will not and should not endorse any group who goes against their sacred religious teachings. To do so, is to continue the downward spin of our earthly domain. br> -- Joellen M. Arrabito br> Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey /p>

The discussion in "The Prowler" on Republican outreach to Catholics brings up two points:

1) The importance of wooing Catholics to McCain requires that he more clearly and strongly disavow Rev. Hagee's anti-Catholic comments, but not necessarily Rev. Hagee himself.

p>2) Catholic vote? Better it should happen. If the country's 60+ million Catholic's voted as a block, Roe V. Wade would have been overturned by now, (if it ever could have been brought to the SCOTUS in the first place), the Soviet Union would have been beaten many years and lives sooner, and the doublespeak of gay marriage would have never been spoken. Catholics abort, divorce and vote Democrat at rates in line with the rest of the electorate. I suppose that point 2 renders moot point 1, but why should doublespeak be the exclusive province of homosexuals? br> -- Mike McDonald br> New Hartford, New York /p>

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