Should we lobby the Vatican to deny communion to Repugs?

[mot78]

Most Catholic Repugs are just like any other: pro-death penalty, and pro-Iraq war. Technically that makes them violators of the Church's teachings. Why don't we lobby the Pope to deny Communion to someone like Rick Santorum?

[seabeyond]

1. and anyone who uses contraceptives

which many repugs do, and have sex outside of marriage

yes, i think the catholics should stand up and take back their church, not demo/repub, but fellow catholics in unity

[Not Me]

2. Don't stop with the RC church

Bu*h is a Methodist...they are very clear in their opposition to the death penalty. Not sure, but I think chimpy still holds the record for the governor with the most executions in a 4 year term.

[texastoast]

14. Yes, he does

And the Methodists were way against the war and so told him.

[July]

3. And the pro-choice Republicans:

Tom Ridge

George Pataki

Rudy Giuliani

Arnold Schwarzenegger

not sure about this one: Snowe?

[noonwitch]

7. Snowe is pro-choice, but I don't know if she's a catholic

Arnold, Rudy and Pataki are.

It does appear that the church is singling out democrats. I guess the archdiocese of Boston can afford to pay off all those lawsuits and no longer need Kennedy donations or Kerry/Heinz donations.

The catholic church lost their moral authority a long time ago, not just from the pedophile priests. The crusades, the burning of alleged witches, the 2000 year history of christian anti-semitism enforced by law and culminating in the holocaust, the persecution of Galileo-all together, it's enough to make one start believing Jack Chick's anti-catholic tracts!

[sandnsea]

9. Snowe is Greek Orthodox

Susan Collins and Christy Todd Whitman are Catholics and pro-choice. And the Church should be going after them like they are Kerry and Daschle and other Democrats.

This is evidence of politics, not Church doctrine, and the tax exempt status should be challenged. How do we do that?

[emulatorloo]

4. Let's Lobby for Separation of Church and State and for a media which

does not avidly play into the hands of the Right Wing.

[mot78]

5. Kick!

[Book Lover]

6. His Holiness does have an email address

[e-mail]

This was set up for his 83rd birthday, so I don't know if it's still active or not. You can also find your Catholic bishop at http://www.usccb.org/bishops.htm

[Oddman]

8. Also - no communion for pro death penalty supporters

and for anyone that uses animals for lab experiments . . . No communion for meat eaters either . . .

[DiverDave]

10. Your Damned Skippy we should!

My son goes to a catholic kindergarten.
Not next year though.

[kskiska]

11. Jeb is Catholic

and pro-death penalty.

[Az]

12. When you mix religion and politics

both come up worse for the event. This issue should more than demonstrate the truth of that statement.

[AgentLadyBug]

13. fyi.......

Eschaton has been good on this issue for the last few weeks....

http://atrios.blogspot.com/

recent example:

"No word on the wine and wafer consuming activities of Messrs. Ridge, Pataki, Schwarzenegger, and Santorum (who supported the pro-choice Specter)."