Statisticly, what political ideology do most catholics practice: liberal or conservative?
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In practice? I'd still have to say conservative but like most any large "group" of people out there, it'll be a mixed bag. From my own anecdotal experience, most Catholics are staunchly against America's handling of Iraq so in that sense they might be considered Democrats, left-leaning, liberal etc. With regards to other hot topic issues such as abortion Catholics are fervently Republican, right-leaning, conservative. Mind you with respect to issues of abortion and homosexual marriage there is a strong "liberal" vein in Catholic America. Unfortunately they are not in communion with the Holy See and, simply speaking, are not Catholic. The Catholic church has always had its ultra conservative elements and ultra liberal elements and has typically fostered good intra-Church debate. But at the end of the day, all true Catholics should submit themselves to the policies of the Vatican/Magisterium/Pope, if not intellectually then at the very least, in practice.
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Yes but being a 'bleeding heart liberal' is a good thing. Neocons just have no clue about what Christianity really is.
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Basic conservative mindset. The strength of conservatives is that they tend to operate in a more organized, coherent, and group-minded fashion. \n\nLiberals tend to be more creative, more flexible, and as a result, often come up with different ideas about how to solve a problem. Since most Democrats are liberal to one degree or another, that also shows through in the lack of coherence in the Democratic party.\n\nThe only question is, can the all at least reach consensus about specific issues, and thus be able to accomplish those tasks? Time will tell.
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Statistically, conservatives are much more likely to have received higher education and are more likely to have graduated college.  Based on this, it is likely that conservatives generally have more developed math skills.
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The conservatives give way more to their churches and charities. I'll find the link...\n\n"In 2000 [citing 2000 SCCBS data], households headed by a conservative gave, on average, 30 percent more money to charity than households headed by a liberal ($1,600 to $1,227). This discrepancy is not simply an artifact of income differences; on the contrary, liberal families earned an average of 6 percent more per year than conservative families, and conservative families gave more than liberal families within every income class, from poor to middle class to rich."\n\nGee, I guess the evil conservatives aren't really the rich ones either, huh? More money from less income.\n\nhttp://volokh.com/posts/1164012942.shtml
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If you read the Bible, the New Testament more precisely, and read the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes most accurately, you will find the Jesus spoke to the multitudes that today most definitely are issues that are being attended to by Liberals.  Jesus address helping the poor more than anyother subject in the Bible.  He usually talk about the rich as having a very hard time getting into heaven.  Now look at the conrvatives vs. the liberals...    The rich are associated usually with conservative and the poor and sinful are usually associated with the liberals.  There are millions of libral Christians in the United States, only the conservatives think they are religious though.  Somewhat like the Pharisees in the Bible.  Always taughting how good and holy they are and how sinful the liberals and Democrates are.  Well, Jesus hung out with those sinners and poor people.  The consevaTARDs are going to have a real shock when they get up to the pearly gates.  Most likely you are on the left-center of the American political  spectrum.
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I love the FACT that genuine liberals (not to be confused with "Democrats") are peace and dignity oriented and do not approve of violence and do not approve of preparations for violence.  \n\nBy my definition, only about fifteen percent of Americans are genuinely liberal: opposing all forms of punitive and oppressive legislation; opposing the death penalty and supporting strong gun control laws. Only about 15 percent. We all tend to appreciate similars over dissimilars, and I am no exception: I love them most!!
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Liberal, in a sense means free, therefore; liberals are those in government who believe more in states rights and less in a  central government. The lines today are skewed and there is no longer an extreme difference between a liberal and a republican. There are liberal republicans and conservative republicans, and just as well there are liberal democrats and conservative democrats. The difference you should be looking for is between liberals and conservatives not liberals and republicans. Some may argue though, and those who argue are truly conservative republicans. In essence the conservative issues are pro life as opposed to pro choice, centralized government as opposed to states rights, opposition to gay marriage and basically any view to an issue that adheres to the way things have been done in the past, or in other words, views that are opposed to change. Lliberal views are just the opposite, those that welcome change and leave more choice in the direction of the country to the people.
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Actually the Christian teachings of the Catholic Church have almost always been unpolitically correct and counter-cultural. So I don't think we are or ever have been fashionable in the United States.\n\nOne example, the Catholic Church is pro-life in the widest sense. This is often called a "Consistent Ethic of Life."\n\nThis pro-life stance stresses the highest regard for dignity of human life including that of:\n- All people in objecting to unjust war and nuclear arms.\n- The unborn in objecting to to abortion, in fitro fertilization, frozen embryos, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning\n- The elderly, sick and dying in objection to assisted suicide and euthanazia\n- Prisoners in objecting to the death penalty\n- The poor and minorities in supporting social justice issues.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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conservatives like to talk, liberals take action...\n\nTHANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
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Republican.  On a Scale of 1 to 50 with 50 being the most liberal and 1 being the most conservative,  I'm a 3.  I took a test in my American Government class in College.  I knew I was a Republican to begin with but I didn't know I was that conservative!   :)
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i am a conservative because of my faith...
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Sorry, here in Europe, liberal is not conservative...Is not left (actually, is center-right), but here in Europe, in the Center right has three families: Conservatives, Christian-Democrats and Liberals; and they are pretty differents.
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Liberalism is an ideology, philosophy, and political tradition that holds liberty as the primary political value.[1] Broadly speaking, liberalism seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of minorities are guaranteed. In modern society, liberals favour a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed[2]. Liberalism rejected many foundational assumptions which dominated most earlier theories of government, such as the Divine Right of Kings, hereditary status, and established religion. Fundamental human rights that all liberals support include the right to life, liberty, and property. In many countries, "modern" liberalism differs from classical liberalism by asserting that government provision of some minimal level of material well-being takes priority over freedom from taxation. Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought, with adherents spanning a large part of the political spectrum, from left to right. In the context of economics, the term "liberalism" refers to economic liberalism, which is associated with the political ideology of liberalism itself.
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Liberalism incarnate.\n\n-Aztec276
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I'm Christian. Women are viewed in a better light, and liberalism is more acceptable (we don't ALL have to believe everything in the Bible literally).
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Conservative.  Conservative people follow like sheep.  Liberal people are more interested in character.  Initially he would have more success with the sheep.