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82. I am Catholic

Historically, the majority of Catholics are Democratic. Currently, it appears it is relatively equal. The problem is that there are two issues that we as a nation are fixated on (not saying it is right or wrong) - abortion and gay rights. THIS, therefore, is what people tend to see, what is focused on and what we hear about. To a lesser extent, women not being allowed in the priesthood also upsets a lot of people. However, in my church and my diocese, anything gender related ends there. Girls are altar servers, women are lectors, women are EME's, etc.

However, if you look at other issues like poverty, capital punishment, assistance for drug/alcohol abuse, etc. the church is VERY liberal. While these collective views contribute to Catholics being strong supporters of the Democratic party, many people focus on 1 or 2 issues and use that to paint the collective view of the church and all its members.