Is Biden the first Catholic Vice President?

[Unsane]

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[AspenRose]

1. I think so

but don't know for sure

[FrenchieCat]

2. That's my understanding.

Although I could be wrong!

Also, is this the ticket of sitting senators since 1960?

[WI_DEM]

11. Yes--except 1972 for a couple of days--

When Sen. George McGovern choose the and convention ratified Sen. Tom Eagleton of MO as his running mate--however he was dropped from the ticket--and Amb. Sargent Shriver took his place.

[FrenchieCat]

17. But McGovern didn't win.....I was asking about winners.

[WI_DEM]

20. Ok, I didn't understand your question then: Also, is this the ticket of sitting senators since 1960?

[SoxFan]

3. Yes

Tell this to the Catholic-bashing windbags on DU if you want to discover that bigotry isn't limited to right wingers.

[bdamomma]

4. Yes.

[mwei924]

6. I don't have a problem with Joe Biden or other Catholics who aren't bigots.

But their church leadership sucks ass.

[Scurrilous]

5. Religious Affiliation of U.S. Vice-Presidents

http://www.adherents.com/gov/adh_vp.html

[dailykoff]

7. breakdown:

Presbyterian 12 26.1%
Episcopalian 10 21.7%
Dutch Reformed 4 7.1%
Congregationalist 4 7.1%
Methodist 4 7.1%
Baptist 4 7.1%
Unitarian 3 6.5%
Lutheran 1 2.2%
Disciples of Christ 1 2.2%
Quaker 1 2.2%
Protestant
(denom. unknown) 8 17.4%
TOTAL 46 100

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let's call it a Hail Mary pass... when all else fails pray

[onehandle]

8. Yes. nt

[Jackeens]

9. And the fact that right-wing Catholics hate him makes me love him more (and I'm a Catholic)

[Muttocracy]

10. I assume Scalia is one of those - are there others on the SC now? nt

[Jackeens]

12. A few of them here....

http://catholicsagainstjoebiden.blogspot.com/


:puke:

[Muttocracy]

14. I clicked on the directors page - most are recent converts! nt

[Jackeens]

16. Very interesting, looks like it's become the home of disaffected nuts from other churches n/t

[Unsane]

13. The Supreme Court is majority Catholic.

Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy, and Alito are all Catholic.

[Muttocracy]

15. That makes the Pres and VP gap even more striking. nt

[onehandle]

19. Which again proves that Roe vs. Wade will never be overturned.

Catholics outnumber non-Catholics and are (coincidentally) the most conservative.

And yet abortion is legal.

They have their marching orders from the GOP. Hands off Roe, we need fundie suckers money.

[Unsane]

22. It just proves that one of the five (Kennedy) wouldn't vote to overturn it.

One more RW justice and Roe is history. Believe it.

[Turbineguy]

18. Gee...

I didn't know.... I woudda voted for Palin-McCain

On Edit::sarcasm:

[TheWraith]

21. Yes, but that's less notable since we've had a Catholic president. nt