Never buy into the lies that Catholics = Republicans.

[Sean Reynolds]

There are more elected Democratic Catholics in today's Congress than there are Republicans.

I wonder why?

Senate Republicans:

Sam Brownback, Kansas
James Bunning, Kentucky
Susan Collins, Maine
Michael DeWine, Ohio
Peter Domenici, New Mexico
Mel Martinez, Florida
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania
John Sununu, New Hampshire
David Vitter, Louisiana
George Voinovich, Ohio.

House Republicans

Bob Beauprez, Colorado
Sherwood "Sherry" Boehlert, New York
John Boehner, Ohio
Kevin Brady, Texas
Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida
David Camp, Michigan
Mike Castle, Delaware
Steve Chabot, Ohio
Chris Cox, California
Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Florida
Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida
Phil English, Pennsylvania
Michael Ferguson, New Jersey
Mike Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
Mark Foley, Florida
Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska
Luis Fortuno, Puerto Rico
Vito Fossella, New York
Virginia Foxx, North Carolina
Phil Gingrey, Georgia
Gil Gutknecht, Minnesota
Mark Green, Wisconsin
Melissa Hart, Pennsylvania
Kenny Hulshof, Missouri
Henry Hyde, Illinois.
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana
Walter Jones Jr., North Carolina
Mark Kennedy, Minnesota
Peter King, New York
Steve King, Iowa
Joe Knollenberg, Michigan
Ray LaHood, Illinois
Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey
Dan Lungren, California
Connie Mack, Florida
Michael McCaul, Texas
Thaddeus McCotter, Michigan
Patrick McHenry, North Carolina
John McHugh, New York
Timothy Murphy, Pennsylvania
Bob Ney, Ohio
Anne Northup, Kentucky
Devin Nunes, California
Butch Otter, Idaho
Richard Pombo, California
Jon Porter, Nevada
George Radanovich, California
Rick Renzi, Arizona
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida
Ed Royce, California
Paul Ryan, Wisconsin
Joe Schwarz, Michigan
Clay Shaw, Florida
Chris Smith, New Jersey
John Sullivan, Oklahoma
John Sweeney, New York
Patrick Tiberi, Ohio
James Walsh, New York.

Senate Democrats

Maria Cantwell, Washington
Joe Biden, Delaware
Chris Dodd, Connecticut
Richard Durbin, Illinois
Tom Harkin, Iowa
Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts
John Kerry, Massachusetts
Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
Pat Leahy, Vermont
Barbara Mikulski, Maryland
Patty Murray, Washington
Jack Reed, Rhode Island
Ken Salazar, Colorado

House Democrats

Joe Baca, California
Xavier Becerra, California
Timothy Bishop, New York
Madeleine Bordallo, Guam
Robert Brady, Pennsylvania
Mike Capuano, Massachusetts
Dennis Cardoza, California
William Clay, Missouri
Jim Costa, California
Jerry Costello, Illinois
Joe Crowley, New York
Henry Cuellar, Texas
Peter DeFazio, Oregon
Bill Delahunt, Massachusetts
Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut
John Dingell, Michigan
Mike Doyle, Pennsylvania
Anna Eshoo, California
Lane Evans, Illinois
Charlie Gonzalez, Texas
Raul Grijalva, Arizona
Luis Gutierrez, Illinois
Brian Higgins, New York
Maurice Hinchey, New York
Ruben Hinojosa, Texas
Tim Holden, Pennsylvania
Paul Kanjorski, Pennsylvania.
Marcy Kaptur, Ohio
Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island
Dale Kildee, Michigan
Dennis Kucinich, Ohio
James Langevin, Rhode Island
John Larson, Connecticut
Dan Lipinski, Illinois
Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts
Ed Markey, Massachusetts
Jim Marshall, Georgia
Carolyn McCarthy, New York
Betty McCollum, Michigan
James McGovern, Massachusetts
Mike McNulty, New York
Cynthia McKinney, Georgia
Marty Meehan, Massachusetts
Robert Menendez, New Jersey
Michael Michaud, Maine
George Miller, California
James Moran, Virginia
John Murtha, Pennsylvania.
Grace Napolitano, California
Richard Neal, Massachusetts
James Oberstar, Minnesota
David Obey, Wisconsin
Frank Pallone, New Jersey
Bill Pascrell, New Jersey
Ed Pastor, Arizona
Nancy Pelosi, California
Charlie Rangel, New York
Silvestre Reyes, Texas
Lucille Roybal-Allard, California
Tim Ryan, Ohio
John Salazar, Colorado
Linda Sanchez, California
Loretta Sanchez, California
Jose Serrano, New York
Hilda Solis, California
Bart Stupak, Michigan
Ellen Tauscher, California
Gene Taylor, Mississippi
Mike Thompson, California
Nydia Velazquez, New York
Peter Visclosky, Indiana
Diane Watson, California.

http://www.ratzingerfanclub.com/public_square/catholics_in_politics.html

Thanks to the Ratzinger Fan Club for the list.

[coloradodem2005]

1. More propaganda.

[buckup]

2. My grandma is very Catholic, and very Democratic

And she can make an awesome loaf of bread.

[Kerrytravelers]

3. We're a very divided church right now.

Historically, Catholics have been Dems, but recently, many have moved to rethugs. It's terrifying. I use to teach at a Catholic school that turned out to be freeperish. I went back to public school. It was a very- extremly wealthy- private school. Hum.... wonder wny they were rethugs. Selfish, greedy rethugs who will then crow about all they do for the poor. Please.

[blueknight]

4. my girlfriends family

are very devout catholics, and very democrat, in a republican stronghold area

[Kerrytravelers]

5. Good for them. It's a tough position to be in. I hope they stay strong.

[jackster]

7. my bf works for a small exclusive Catholic school

where most of the faculty are dems but most of the parents are rethugs

[deadite]

6. Absolutely agree. OT- that "ratzinger fan club" site really confirms

why I don't want to see that guy become Pope- Repukes either get fawning profiles or links to their homepage, whereas Dems get prayers that they will follow their faith more closely in future. What a bunch of assholes. If these are the kinds of people Ratzinger attracts as Pope, a rather more tangible link between Catholicism and Republicanism may emerge.

[BlueIris]

8. Nice post, Sean Reynolds.

Only Republicans want you to believe the myth that to practice Catholicism, you must vote for the G.O.P. My favorite registrant in my voter registration crusade was a woman who, I mistakenly assumed was going to vote for Bush because she was wearing a gigantic crucifix and carrying a bible. After she had signed and dated her form, I asked casually if she had picked out a vote for president, to which she automatically responed, "I have four sons, so, I'm voting for Kerry. There has simply been too much war and death under this administration."