President-elect Obama may have won the overall Catholic vote, but at least the majority of Catholics here in Ohio didn't vote for him. According to exit polling data, Catholics in Ohio went for Sen. McCain by a 52-47 margin.
Labels: Elections, Ohio, The Catholic Vote, Voting Your Values
posted by Pro Ecclesia 1:23 PM
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A convert to the Catholic Church who became Catholic because of a belief in and devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. * A graduate of Baylor University and the University of Virginia School of Law. * Former Mayor of the Town of Columbia, Virginia. * Married with four children: two boys and two girls. * Primary interests include the Catholic Church, family, Early American History, and law/politics * Primary purpose of this blog is fostering enlightened discussion about the roles played by the institutions of religion, family, and state in our daily lives. * Under the protection of St. Thomas More, martyr, and patron of lawyers, judges, civil servants, politicians, statesmen, and large families (not to mention troubled marriages).
Thomas More, counselor of law and patron of statesmen, merry martyr and most human of saints:
Pray that, for the glory of God and in the pursuit of His justice, I may be able in argument, accurate in analysis, keen in study, correct in conclusion, loyal to clients, honest with all, courteous to adversaries, trustworthy with confidences, courageous in court. Sit with me at my desk and listen with me to my clients' tales. Read with me in my library and stand always beside me so that today I shall not, to win a point, lose my soul.
Pray that my family may find in me what yours found in you: friendship and courage, cheerfulness and charity, diligence in duties, counsel in adversity, patience in pain -- their good servant, and God's first. AMEN.
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Prayer to St. Thomas More for Lawyers and Judges
Dear Scholar and Martyr, it was not the King of England but you who were the true Defender of the Faith. Like Christ unjustly condemned, neither promises nor threats could make you accept a civil ruler as head of the Christian Church.
Perfect in your honesty and love of truth, grant that lawyers and judges may imitate you and achieve true justice for all people. AMEN.
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Litany of St. Thomas More, Martyr and Patron Saint of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers
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"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."
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"What does it avail to know that there is a God, which you not only believe by Faith, but also know by Reason: what does it avail that you know Him if you think little of Him?"
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5 Comments:
According to the numbers and a few minor assumptions, 98,700 Wisconsin Catholics (from Green Bay and Milwaukee ALONE) voted for Obama.
Neither the Milwaukee nor Green Bay Ordinaries issued a statement about 'non-negotiable' issues.
Those 98.700 would not have 'swung' Wisconsin, by the way.
Well that's some good news. While contemplating a move to that area (which the election of Obama may put on hold), we were very concerned with the area voting for Obama. It left a rather bad taste in our mouth...
"... we were very concerned with the area voting for Obama. It left a rather bad taste in our mouth..."
Unfortunately, LOTS of places that I wouldn't have expected to go for Obama did so this year.
Keep in mind the margin of error there is +/- about 7%, because it is a subgrouping of a poll. Additionally exit polls are not random samples. My preferred metric is deviation from final result. In Ohio, it was Obama(51), McCain (47). McCain was +5 among Catholics and Obama was -4. For me that would be enough to say that Catholic identity was a factor, but not a major one.
I am disappointed in people who called themselves "Democrats" before they called themselves "Catholics". As a convert to the faith in 2005, I am really disappointed at how my fellow Catholics ignored Pope Benedict and our local Bishop and priests when they told us that life was the most important issue. Just as I joined the Catholic Church for it's beliefs... they should feel free to join other places of worship who agree with their pro-choice agenda. I think the Church should not be afraid to be strong in these matters. People tell me that there's no strict "right" or "wrong"! Can you believe that?!
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