Joe Perticone says,
"About six months into the second Trump presidency, Republicans are charting a collision course with the Catholic Church. Stark and growing differences between their views on migrants, the poor, technology, and other issues could put the spiritual home of tens of millions of American Catholics in direct conflict with the political framework of the party that runs the U.S. government."
"This influence is striking: the six Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe were raised Catholic. Moreover, one in seven hospital beds in the U.S. operates under Catholic directives, giving the church the authority to override doctors’ medical judgment."
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"From Supreme Court justices influenced by Catholic legal theory to bishops advocating against abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights, there exists a uniquely Catholic strand of this movement that not only possesses institutional weight but also operates with theological justification."
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"Historian Robert P. Jones warns that a 'desperate, defensive, mostly white Christian minority' is determined to keep political power as its cultural influence wanes.
This movement is often portrayed as purely evangelical, yet it is essential to recognize the significant and distinct role played by Catholic actors, particularly those within the hierarchy."
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"Let’s be clear: white Christian nationalism (WCN) is not a fringe ideology — it is a coordinated political strategy. It seeks to replace democratic norms with a theocratic vision of power, using religious rhetoric to justify authoritarian control. Religious liberty scholar Amanda Tyler calls white Christian nationalism 'the single biggest threat to America’s religious freedom.'”
~ Christopher Wimbush
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https://theoverreachmonitor.substack.com/p/catholic-power-christian-nationalism
"The moral obligation is clear: Protect Medicaid, save lives and uphold the promise that health care is a human right, not a privilege. Anything less is a national disgrace."
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"This debate reflects a test of our national character. Will the United States uphold the dignity of its most vulnerable citizens, or will it sacrifice them for the benefit of the wealthy and powerful? The answer, as the women religious and countless advocates emphasize, is more than policy — it is a matter of conscience."
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"When policies threaten the sanctity of life after birth, the volume [of the bishops' response] is muted and impassive. ...
Medicaid is not charity; it is justice. Medicaid is the quiet backbone of American health care, supporting more than 70 million people: children, seniors in nursing homes, veterans, those battling cancer, and working families who, despite their hard work, cannot afford private insurance."
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"It turns out that the Catholic Church in the United States is not quite united in its response to this legislation. While Catholic women religious are loudly raising their voices in defense of the poor, the sick and older adults, many bishops remain conspicuously timid. ...
The episcopal silence is telling. It reveals a troubling skew in priorities:"
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Two days ago, the National Catholic Reporter published an editorial statement about Trump's "big, beautiful bill," noting the strong opposition to it among Catholic religious women (i.e., nuns) in the US, and the diffident opposition among the US Catholic bishops.
NCR writes,
"This bill is not only a political and economic scandal; it has become a test for U.S. Catholic bishops."
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"'Authorities are now seizing brothers and sisters indiscriminately,' [San Bernardino Bishop Alberto] Rojas said in his letter, 'without respect for their right to due process and their dignity as children of God.'"
"Federal agents have detained migrants on Catholic Church property at two parishes in Southern California's San Bernardino Diocese as the Trump administration tosses aside decades-old norms that fear of arrest or harassment should not deter people from practicing their religion."
~ Anita Snow
"Twenty US Catholic bishops — invoking Pope Leo’s moral leadership — condemn Trump’s 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' calling its cuts to health care and food aid 'an affront to the dignity of human life.'
They call on the Senate to completely reject the legislation."
~ Christopher Hale quoted by Greg Dworkin
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