![]() According to a poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute released Wednesday, Catholics support Clinton over Trump by a margin of 51 to 40 percent, but according to the IBD/TIPP Presidential Election Tracking Poll also released Wednesday, Trump leads Clinton, 50 to 37 percent. In recent polls, sharply contrasting views emerged of how Catholics plan to vote this election. In emails sent to Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, released by WikiLeaks, a Clinton staffer appeared to mock Catholics and evangelical Christians, while Trump has publicly clashed with the hugely popular Pope Francis, after the Church leader said, “A person who thinks only about building walls - wherever they may be - and not building bridges, is not Christian.” Trump called the pope’s comments “disgraceful,” according to The Washington Post. In the last three elections, Catholics have favored the winning candidate, including twice supporting Barack Obama, per the Pew Research Center.īut both Clinton’s and Trump’s relationship with the Catholic Church has been decidedly fraught. The Catholic vote has long been considered a pivotal swing vote in presidential elections. The flier reminded readers of this fact in graphic terms, telling them they are at risk of “descending into Hell” and “eternal damnation,” if they support Democratic nominees for office, per NBC 7. ![]() ![]() In the Catholic Church, a mortal sin is one that would condemn a soul to hell unless the person confesses and repents. 16, a flier told parishioners that “it is a mortal sin to vote Democrat,” according to NBC 7. In an insert to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church’s weekly bulletin on Oct. Plenty of people on both sides of the political aisle have described the stakes of the upcoming presidential election in biblical terms.īut at least one person in a San Diego Catholic church took things a step further in recent weeks. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner Thursday, Oct. The campaign of Republican nominee Donald Trump seized on the opportunity to appeal to religious voters. Prominent Catholic organizations called on Clinton campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Palmieri to resign after the surfacing of messages showing her making fun of the faith. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, center, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, stand during the invocation at the 71st Annual Alfred E. The Clinton campaign’s biggest problem may be its assault on Catholics.
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