From NPR we get a great story on Catholics having trouble deciding between Clinton and Obama. Some excerpts:

“There certainly is no Catholic bloc vote these days, like there may have been, say, in the 1960 election, when John F. Kennedy was running for election and the first Catholic was elected to the White House,” Green says.

It could be that Clinton has done well with Catholics because so many are blue collar, or because they are older — two categories of voters that Clinton has carried. But, Green also points out that exit polls from the Wisconsin primary on Feb. 19 indicate that the “Catholic gap” that Clinton has enjoyed could be evaporating. There is a possibility that Clinton and Obama could split the Catholic vote.
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These are voters who say their top issues are jobs, health care and finding a way out of Iraq.

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None of these Catholic Democratic voters mention what is generally assumed to be the big issue for Catholics, which is abortion. Father Auth says the issue is important to these voters, but he says that they also look at what he calls broader life issues, such as the war, the death penalty and services for the poor.

Oh, well, no wonder…they have a priest who is not bothering to tell them that there is one paramount life issues against which all others pale in comparison. They’ll answer for their lack of Catholicity, but their priest will answer so much more for not faithfully teaching the truths of the faith.

Regular contributor Tim said he heard the radio version of this story, and the reporter mentioned the Catholics being together at the bowling alley on Friday eating turkey chili. Hello?

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