Coffee Talk: Voting for Non-Catholics

So I wanted to try something some other blogs do to get some discussion going. I have noticed that I post quite a bit, and get readers, but not the ego-filling commenting surge that I need want helps keep a blog vibrant! COFFEE TALK!

Seriously though, commenting is a good way to keep a blog nice and interesting, so from time to time I will  post some quick little topic so that we can all chime in. So if you don't normally comment, just drop a quick note, even if it is to simply vote or state your thoughts on the topic. (This is what Father Z and Faith and Family Live do on a regular basis.)

Today's topic is: Should Catholics vote for candidates that aren't Catholic? Why or Why Not? This may seem like a silly question, but can a Catholic in good conscience vote for someone that they know from the get go does not share the same virtues and values as themselves? Is it true that Catholics and Protestants de facto hold a different set of virtues/values than one another?

Let me know your thoughts in the comment box - and remember: be kind to others.


NB: I get this topic from recent reports that there are those that think Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann hold anti-Catholic beliefs. I think these are silly ploys by the left to disenfranchise them from the Catholic vote, but it does raise an academic question.

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