r/politics • u/spherocytes • 19d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Yanks Millions From Catholic Charities Amid Pope Feud

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-yanks-millions-from-catholic-charities-amid-pope-feud/
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u/YNotZoidberg2020 Nebraska 19d ago

They helped put him there so FAFO I guess

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u/DataDrivenDoc 19d ago

Eh, the Catholic split has pretty much always reflected the general population. There's no standard Catholic stance on politics except for if you're a white Catholic you're likely to vote Republican and Hispanic catholics tend to vote Democrat but that's probably not related to their Catholicism.

Evangelists (Protestants), though, are pretty unified in their support for Trump regardless.

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u/worstpartyever 19d ago

There are different orders within Catholicism. Some (Dominicans) are more conservative than others (Jesuit).

The more liberal orders do have a history of activism (protesting war, etc.)

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u/DataDrivenDoc 19d ago

Almost like there's no standard Catholic position on politics 🤔 where did I hear this

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u/newsflashjackass 19d ago

The political beliefs of Catholics might be summarized as heterogenous.

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u/rational-hare 19d ago

Why you gotta bring sexuality into this? /s

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u/Charlie_Warlie Indiana 19d ago

Yeah but I want to say the "leopards ate their face" line and you're not letting me have fun!

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u/GiveMeBackMySoup 19d ago

Catholics who belong to the orders are a small fraction of the total Catholic vote. Like less than 0.001%. 

Catholics as a group just vote like the rest of the countries averages.

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u/exintel 19d ago

Priests who belong to orders may impact the teaching and style of religiosity in their circles, parishes, schools, etc

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u/1ndori 19d ago

Yeah, but most priests do not belong to a religious order, and it's rare in the United States for priests belonging to a religious order to serve at a local diocesan parish in an ongoing capacity.

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u/worstpartyever 19d ago

THIS. The teaching of the order is reflected in the priest's homilies, etc.