Catholics control every branch of the government.

[Dem4Life1102]

Just an observation.

Legislative: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy
Executive: President Joe Biden
Judiciary: Chief Justice John Roberts

All Catholics.

Again just an observation.

[BarackTheVote]

1. Hahaha, America!

You’ve activated our trap card!

::Vatican flags unfurl over all government buildings::
::white evangelicals lose their freaking minds::

[FSogol]

5. With your stimulus check you'll receive the host!

[BarackTheVote]

15. Henceforth, the national anthem shall be

the Ave Maria!

[AnnieBW]

43. Every Sperm in Sacred

No, it would be "Every Sperm is Sacred" by Monty Python.

[dalton99a]

2. Catholics have been the majority on the Supreme Court since 2006.

But many of them think Pope Francis is a Communist

[Laelth]

3. Fascinating ... and true.

This must be a first in the history of the republic.

-Laelth

[LiberalArkie]

4. I think we are better off with Catholics in every branch than evangelical Southern Baptists.

Coming from Episcopalian Southern Baptist and back to Episcopalian.

[dalton99a]

11. +1. Many U.S. Catholics don't go to church

They probably don't even know the name of their priest

[LW1977]

16. Lots of kooky priests at seminaries brainwashing priests-to-be to go back to latin masses.

American bishops have an anti-Frances problem.

[IronLionZion]

29. I totally missed when they switched to "and with your spirit"

since I grew up with "and also with you"

[dalton99a]

41. Evidently it took 40 years for someone to catch the mistranslation

of "et cum spiritu tuo"

[dsc]

6. Leahy doesn't run the senate

Schumer does, and he most definitely isn't Catholic.

[Dem4Life1102]

18. True

but Leahy is 4th in line. Plus Schumer is from Brooklyn, he’s an honorary Catholic. Lol 😂

[Walleye]

7. It's just all the graduates of Catholic boys' schools on the Supreme Court that I object to.

[stillcool]

8. the Irish and Italians have taken over?

quick tell Q

[Drahthaardogs]

9. Jill Biden first Italian American in the White House!

Joe is Irish American!

[LiberalArkie]

17. I thought JFK was Irish American Catholic?

[LeftInTX]

24. Jill is Italian

[StarfishSaver]

10. Interesting!

[PCIntern]

12. With one notable exception

The Space Laser Division.

[LW1977]

20. Why do I keep thinking about the end of History Of The World Part 1..

[PCIntern]

22. LOL and my favorite from the film:

“These fifteen commandments”

...drops tablet that shatters...

“these Ten Commandments ...”

[BootinUp]

13. Catholics are not as monolithic

On the political scale though.

[PCIntern]

14. And all three of the President's children married into

Jewish families, so there’s that....

[LiberalArkie]

19. More holidays to celebrate.

[FakeNoose]

21. Not all Catholics are anti-choice (or anti-women)

... especially here in the US, Catholics aren't a monolithic voting bloc that some people seem to think. In the 50s and early 60s, it would have been possible to predict "Catholic" attitudes towards birth control, divorce, pre-marital sex, extra-marital sex, abortion, etc. - but times have changed. Opinions have become nuanced, voting blocs have been fractured.

A person's political views and voting tendencies can no longer be predicted by their religion (or lack thereof), especially when it comes to American Catholics. Many of today's Catholics were raised in that faith, but as adults we barely consider ourselves as part of the church any more. (I put myself in that category, as do many of my friends.)

Just sayin'

[BarackTheVote]

23. I am very much a practicing Catholic

and very much a progressive. To me, the most important moral teachings are the beatitudes and the golden rule. And ain’t no Republican legislating based on the beatitudes, I can tell you that!

[FakeNoose]

27. People who don't know will probably make assumptions

... based on the Catholic stance against abortion. I believe abortion is wrong (for me), but I also believe it's a woman's right to decide whether or not she wants to be a parent. At the same time there are many liberal/progressive teachings in other areas, including a liberal attitude towards homosexuality for example. If any Catholic got divorced, it used to mean they had to quit the church, but not any more.

It's a wide spectrum of attitudes, and there is more tolerance now that ever before.

[flotsam]

45. So Judge not less etc. etc.? N/T

[Baitball Blogger]

25. Catholics don't suffer from one-think.

We have the traditionalist conservative assholes on one side, like Scalia was, assuming power has its privileges. And we have the true Jesus Liberal types who love every man.

[BootinUp]

46. I tried to make the same point but

I like yours better.

[BainsBane]

26. What you mean is

Catholics are allowed in leadership positions after centuries where they were excluded. Catholics do not "control" the government. Your post sounds like papist conspiracy crap.

[Dem4Life1102]

37. It's just an observation

nothing more.

[IronLionZion]

28. We are a shadowy cabal of cannibals, but we don't have fancy space lasers though

Jews have all the good stuff

I haven't gone to mass in like a decade so it's been a while since I've done some ritualized symbolic cannibalism. I just had a conversation with a friend over whether it's safe for gluten free Catholics to take communion since it's the body of Christ, not flour.

[MineralMan]

30. Just an observation...

Well, here's my observation:

Who gives a damn? Christians of all stripes control every branch of government.

I'm an atheist. Where's my representation?

Religion is irrelevant. Policies are relevant. The two are not related.

Again just an observation...

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

31. And Majority Leader Schumer is the first Jewish leader of elther

Chamber of Congress. And VP Harris is the first female VP, and first VP POC.

The times they are a changin'. The Klan is smacked down and devastated.

[Klaralven]

32. I'd think that Harris, Schumer, and McConnell all outrank Leahy in "control" of the Senate

President Pro Tem is not a powerful position.

Harris - Baptist, raised Pentecostal with some Hindu leanings, married to a Jew

Schumer - Reform Jewish

McConnell - Baptist

What it most notable is the decline of the Episcopalian, Presbyterian, and Methodist establishment.

[Dem4Life1102]

36. Harris and Schumer yes

Not so sure about McConnell. But Leahy is 4th in line of succession.

[brooklynite]

33. Chuck Schumer is not Catholic...

[Dem4Life1102]

34. Ok that makes more sense

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

35. Wow!

I remember as a kid, riding with a buddy in his mom's car. The adults in the front seat (three people could sit comfortably) were discussing the upcoming election. They weren't going to vote for Kennedy. But not because he was Catholic. It was because he was rich................

[FBaggins]

38. The Speaker does not "control" the House

The President pro-tem certainly doesn't control the senate.

Catholics are nowhere near a majority in either chamber.

[leftstreet]

39. Whatever happened to separation of....nevermind n/t

[IronLionZion]

44. It's nowhere in the constitution

so as long as Congress doesn't establish a state religion, they can do whatever

[NotANeocon]

42. Tom Lehrer Comments

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