We\u2019re reminded<\/a> that one of the most radically culture of death, non-religious but spiritual, secular socialists in America is the candidate who is closest to Pope Francis.\u00a0 Truth be told, I don\u2019t know if that is accurate or not.\u00a0 I can see that there is a groundswell of Catholic support for Sanders, and it appears to be gaining steam.\u00a0 Not that all Catholics who support Sanders support him on issues like religious freedom, abortion, assisted suicide, or the HHS mandate.\u00a0 But otherwise, his Socialism appears to be the big draw, as is his condemnation of any military action we\u2019ve undertaken in recent years, calls for gun control and opposition to the death penalty.<\/p>\nIf that is Pope Francis, then I\u2019d say the Church had best do some serious soul-searching.\u00a0 If, in the age of God\u2019s gift of the Internet, a growing number of Catholics think this is Pope Francis (assuming it isn\u2019t), and further think this is where all good Catholics should throw their support, then I\u2019d say we better do some brain searching.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Oh, and the same goes for that breed of Internet Catholic who proudly insists on staying in the bleachers and never joining a team, and who inexpiably aligns with anyone outside of the mainstream simply because he or she is outside the mainstream. It\u2019s not Catholic to simply refuse to join a team any more than it is Catholic to stay loyal to a team just because.\u00a0 In fact it is very un-Catholic to support candidates who advocate grave evils that cry out to heaven for vengeance simply because they happen to scratch some non-conformist itch. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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