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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
Maybe it is pandering; many politicians do this using religion. Maybe they grew up Catholic, and agree with and believe most of the dogma and teachings of Christ, but disagree on this issue, even though it is binding. I wonder what the honest numbers are among current Catholics and this issue, particularly under 40 y/o. How many actually know it is binding.
Thanks for the lesson, I wasn't aware of the binding vs 'optional'
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"Maybe it is pandering; many politicians do this using religion"
Not the honest ones. If you want to get the NAACP vote, that's fine, but you can't also seek the endorsement of the Klan.
Groucho Marx once said "these are my principles. If you don't like them, I have other principles".
"How many actually know it is binding."
Not enough!