GOP resonance with Catholics could well be slip-sliding away
From a piece at Fredericksburg.com:
As Catholics abandoned their Democratic Party loyalties, the fortunes of the GOP have soared. But the recent heated debates on two issues potentially threaten the relationship between Catholics and the GOP: immigration and, surprisingly, abortion.
That's right folks, Catholics are upset because South Dakota is going to far in protecting innocent life and the Republicans in Congress want to make it a crime to assist illegal immigrants. Well, given the teachings of our Church on abortion if a Catholic is upset with South Dakota I would suggest they read up on the Catechism as well as Humanae Vitae and Evangelium Vitae. As for the immigration reform bill passed by the Congress, there is alot more to the it than the one issue the author points out.
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