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NewNewAccount@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Catholics is pretty much the only major Christian denomination that leans left/Democrat in the US. I can’t think of a recent pope that advocated or implicitly encouraged a vote for Republicans.

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nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
US Catholic leadership is frequently right-wing and in conflict with Rome. Especially with the recent Pope telling them to quit the hateful rhetoric.

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givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Why would the pope comment on American politics? Let alone ne endorse a party?

And like someone else already said, the American leadership of the Catholic Church is really rightwing.

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- ryathal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  There is a sizable anti-Catholic sentiment in the US. Many of the early colonizers came here to escape Catholicism. Even the KKK was anti-Catholic in addition to being super racist.
  
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  - givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    Many of the early colonizers came here to escape Catholicism
    
    Not even a little bit…
    
    They were religious extremists mad that the dominant European sects of Christianity wouldn’t force everyone to follow their more rigid rules.
    
    The only “persecution” they escaped was not being able to force their rules on everyone else. So they came here where they could be a majority, and 200 some years later America is still more repressed because of it.
    
    You’re repeating the fairytale version kids get taught in elementary, not what happened
    
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    ryathal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Predominantly Catholic Europe hasn’t exactly been kind to other religions historically. Even if they may have been more extreme, they were hardly tolerated.
    
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- NewNewAccount@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  An example of a political view with an implicit recommendation.
  
  Up to you to decide if denouncement of fascism is applicable to American politics or not.
  
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  - givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That’s not about a specific country…
    
    Which was my whole point, the pope is much larger than any one leader.
    
    It’s like blaming Biden for Kentuckys education issues, that’s just not on his plate because he’s in charge of the entire country, their are 100s of people in between them.
    
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N0_Varak@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Episcopalians, despite often being called the Republican party at prayer, often lean pretty left actually.

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