Top Ten Catholic Teachings Santorum Rejects While Obsessing About Birth Control

Yet more proof that Rick Sanctimonious is obsessed with sex and uses the RCC to justify his tightly wound beliefs. But god forbid that he should endorse, and follow the church's teaching on social justice!

The entire TBP uses false claims about everyone from George Washington to Ronald Reagan to support their attempt to turn us into a theocratic police state. Why wouldn't this gay-besotted nitwit cherry pick, twist or ignore anything about his alleged faith to similar purposes?

Will the person with the pictures of Rick Santorum having secret gay sex with a male hooker please come forward.....we have your check ready.

It's time....we know you have them.

Soph,

Are you really surprised that conservatives and fundies only practice the religious principles that appeal to their personal predjudices? Heck, I thought that was understood.

I could and do care less and nothing about Catholic bishops and Santorum.

Please, be concerned enough to go vote. Don't let voter suppression laws become a barrier to you casting your vote.

As long as the economy continues to improve, teapublicon campaign talking points will be focused on contrived wars on culture and religion. As in the recent past, sheeple will follow through on pulpit instructions on how to vote and will wind up voting against their best interests because of pulpit reactions to teapublicon lies about culture and religious liberties issues.

Just so you know: teapublicons in Virginia have literally legislated government's probe of women's vaginas with regard to abortion.

Well lets's see, Gingrich was obsessed with Clinton's blow jobs by Lewinski and what was he doing? Larry Craig was obsessed with homosexuals having rights and what was he doing?

Is it me or does anyone else see a pattern here?

Rick the small dick prick makes me sick! He's obviously a gay homophobe - they do exist!

When your political party of choice is in such disagreement with your religion of choice and you constantly side with your political party, what does that say about you as a person? On one hand it kind of shows an ability to seperate the church and the state. On the other hand, it shows a lack of morals to stand firm on issues stripping Americans of their freedom and overlook the calls for social justice.

OMG and Obama made insurance companies offer the workers of religious institutes birth control coverage if they asked for it?

that is far far far far far worse than all that @!$%#. /s

you know if the political christiains fought for that @!$%#, they wouldnt be so @!$%#ing evil and unchrist like.

sorry for all the cursing it gets me so mad to see the political religious right twist Christianity into some authoritarian and fascist loving religion while ignoring the basic teaching of the book. They take all the evil from religion, hate and ignore all the good, the love.

you know there is one book that promotes me-ism. That says every dime you earned you earned by yourself and owe no one else nothing. it is the book of satanism.

interestingly the satanic bible was HEAVILY Influenced by Ayn Rand, another uber fascist who believed and preached me-ism. Kinda all fits huh. Much like there rewriting of us history books, they rewrite the concerns of the bible to suit their authoritarian and fascist needs.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Satanic_Bible

What constitutes SIN?

Some religions allow contraception...including Islam.

Santorum's devoutness and insistence that ALL Americans conform to a Catholic edict THAT DOES NOT EXIST IN THE BIBLE.....

is troubling.

Let's see...

1. Pope JPII was against the war in Iraq. President Obama ended the war in Iraq.

2. The Conference of Catholic Bishops wants all Americans to be covered by health care. President Obama signed universal health care for all Americans into law.

3. The CCB opposes the death penalty. Rick Perry.... we're lookin' at you...

4. The CCB wants to higher minimum wage laws. The republican party wants to entirely abolish minimum wage laws.

5. The CCB wants welfare for needy families. The republicans want to abolish welfare, the democrats want to strengthen it.

6. The CCB believe in workers' rights, and unions- President Obama supports unions, the republicans want to abolish them altogether.

7. The CCB wants Israel out of Palestine. I'm not even going to get started on this fustercluck of an issue.

8. The CCB opposed SB1070, and wants immigrants treated with dignity. Which party is always pushing draconian anti-immigration bills?

9. see 8

10. The CCB opposes the Bush Doctrine ("preventive" war). Which party did President Bush belong to?

And yet, the catholic church still insists on waging a political battle against President Obama.

I love the smell of hypocricy in the morning, smells like... *(inhale)*... catholics.

I love the smell of hypocricy in the morning, smells like... *(inhale)*... catholics.

Let's make one addition to that last word: catholics....heirarchy. I think many of us in the pews are predictably outraged. There is a BIG reason why I'm not contributing to the Archbishop's campaign this year, and instead am doing direct contributions to the Catholic Charities and Catholic Relief Services: political hypocrisy! And what awaits hypocrites, according to the church? I think I'll take Dante's view on this....

I think his biggest offense is defying the Catholic ban on sweater vests decreed by Pope Leo VIII during his short lived reign of 963-964 AD. Many a sweater vest wearing heretic burned at the stake during those two years.

Does everyone here hope Prick is the nominee? I hope so, it will be a huge 20 point landslide for Obama...the map could look like 1964, 1972, or 1984......lord it will be fun to watch a rightwing bigot flushed down the toilet this November

OMG, hypocrisy in the ranks of religious regressives! How could this have happened?

Are you really surprised that conservatives and fundies

I object. These are not conservatives. They are regressives. There is nothing of conservation in their positions. Their sole focus is to strip the rights of those that have fought hard and have given their blood, sweat, and lives in the fight for equality. These regressives are a pox on humanity.

Too many puppies wrote in 1.10; "

sorry for all the cursing it gets me so mad to see the political religious right twist Christianity into some authoritarian and fascist loving religion while ignoring the basic teaching of the book. They take all the evil from religion, hate and ignore all the good, the love.

you know there is one book that promotes me-ism. That says every dime you earned you earned by yourself and owe no one else nothing. it is the book of satanism.

interestingly the satanic bible was HEAVILY Influenced by Ayn Rand, another uber fascist who believed and preached me-ism. Kinda all fits huh. Much like there rewriting of us history books, they rewrite the concerns of the bible to suit their authoritarian and fascist needs."

Ummm, I don't like to have to write this as I understand where you're coming from. Christianity is authoritarian from start to finish. It starts with several sets of 'Commandments'. It ends with 'eternal fires over flames which will never quench'-if you aren't found in the 'Book of Life'.

It also states there's no problem with divorce (if the female is cheating on the male) and no problem with abortion in the above case. It also states all laws remain in effect until 'heaven and earth passes away'.

It also urges plowshares be turned into swords. It states he has come to turn father against son and daughter against mother-enemies will be of the male's own house hold. It states families should be abandoned to follow (Jesus) and he refused permission for a disciple to attend the disciple's fathers funeral-thus violating 'Honor Thy Father and Mother'.

With the claims of Omniscience, Omnipotence and Omnipresence all are mere actors in a pointless play hitting their marks and spouting their lines when 'God' ejaculated the Universe into being.

No matter how convoluted the path the outcome was set aeons ago. This means 'God' is irreverent and immaterial. What's worse is God/Jesus sees every murder, rape, starvation, torture, etc., etc., etc..

It is pathetic that Left wing Americans are slamming Santorum for not following the dictates of his faith. That is the Devil's Road for America.

Is he a good Catholic? I don't care. I'll leave that up the the Pope and his Bishop.

Santorum should be fairly judged by his performance as Senator and leader. His record as a US government official is fair game. His record of following his Church's dictates should matter only some what.

So Soph what you are saying is that there should be no seperation between church and state.

The church went right down the line with what you believe, maybe we should have the church do the governing.

This whole article just shows that Santorum will follow the laws of the country not the whims of the church. Oh and BTW if conservatives, tea party, or the GOP were a different race then would many on this vine be considered racists and bigots?

It is pathetic that Left wing Americans are slamming Santorum for not following the dictates of his faith. That is the Devil's Road for America.

Is he a good Catholic? I don't care. I'll leave that up the the Pope and his Bishop.

@JAVE

I think the problem people are having with Santorum is his propensity to suggest that we all live by the cherry picked selection of Catholic values that are important to him while he ignores those that are not...all while sermonizing about "freedom."

So then it is no longer morality as defined by his church. It is morality as personally defined by Rick Santorum and even then he is not hypocrisy free.

JAVE, Rick Santorum brought his faith into the race, no one else. Actually, he only brought bits and pieces of his faith into this race.

Oh and BTW if conservatives, tea party, or the GOP were a different race then would many on this vine be considered racists and bigots?

And if dog @!$%# was chocolate, we would all be @!$%# eaters.

JAVE, Saint Orum wears a sweater vest.

It's so awesome to see so many on the Left come out in such strong and spirited support of the Catholic Church. Very refreshing!

Taintsorum has always believed in melding the supernatural with government, He thinks its great if states can dictate if their citizens can use and possess contraception... contraception for christ sake...in 2012!

Jave yes he should be judged on his senate record;

Injecting the government into a personal matter in the government involvement into Terri Scaivo's case , part of why he lost his seat by 18 points...

Voting for everyone of Bushs' budget busting tax deferments and unfunded mandates...

In 2003, Senator Rick Santorum
(R-Pa.) declared: "I came to the House as a real deficit hawk, but I am no longer a
deficit hawk. I'll tell you why. I had to spend the surpluses. Deficits make it easier to
say no"

Thats ricky's wholehearted support FOR CRIPPLING DEFICITS AND DEBT so they cut could the safety net

JFK was grilled by conservatives who demanded to know if he was going to take orders from Rome...Now they worry that we are not deferring enough to faith...oh the irony

Come on now, you have to cut Rick some slack. He is no more a GOP whore than the rest. He wears his religion (not faith) on his sleeve, right next to his flag pin, both of which are only for show, just like the rest of the GOP.

If anyone can recall, the last election was all about jobs, jobs, jobs, on the right. But, just as with everything they say, that was a lie, it really was; abortion, contraception, union busting and lowering taxes for the rich. So why does it surprise anyone that Rick doesn't adhere to what the church or even his own faith dictate?

I think the problem people are having with Santorum is his propensity to suggest that we all live by the cherry picked selection of Catholic values that are important to him while he ignores those that are not...all while sermonizing about "freedom."

He's a politician, see Santorum for what he is. I never heard the guy hold himself out as Defender of the Catholic Faith. Obama was also going to be the Liberal Lion that closed Guantanamo and would end the Patriot Act. President Obama has made it equally clear that he is a Christian, just as Santorum said he is a Catholic. Can anyone honestly claim Obama is as exacting to Black American Christian values as Santorum is to Catholic ones?

A politician's words are worth much less then their deeds.

Injecting the government into a personal matter in the government involvement into Terri Scaivo's case , part of why he lost his seat by 18 points...

You're 100% right. Yet, the Democrats will never touch that with a long stick.

The Democrats will shut up and look away. The Democrats will not make an isue of the Scavio case.

It's so awesome to see so many on the Left come out in such strong and spirited support of the Catholic Church. Very refreshing!

Shouldn't saint sanitarium be doing the same?

Jesus: "If you want to be good, go, sell all that you have and give the money to the poor and follow me."

Insanitorium: "That's socialism and income redistribution! Never!"

Jesus: "If someone wants to sue you for your shirt, give him your coat, too."

Insanitorium: "This is why we need tort reform! People want a free ride by taking money from others! Never!"

Jesus: "If someone slaps your cheek, turn the other one to him."

Insanitorium: "You have the right to blow him away! Never!"

Jesus: "Treat others the way you want to be treated."

Insanitorium: "Others don't have the right to do what I don't want them to do! Never!"

Jesus: "Don't judge others, or else you'll be judged the same way."

Insanitorium: "What others do is wrong! I'm always right! Never!"

Jesus: "If a man looks at a woman as a sex object, especially if he's married, he's already committed adultery."

Insanitorium: "Well, that's about sex, so I agree with you, Jesus. Ain't I a good Christian? Now I get to go to heaven."

ffeineandsugar (re:1.15)- granted. My line about hypocricy should've said "the catholic church" instead of "catholics." Many of the catholics I know (including my mother) each have issues with certain tenets of the church. Furthermore, each time the media shows "catholics" opposing the contraception issue, they show only church leaders, never crowds of lay catholics.

I apologize for my misdirected glibness.

JAVE (re:1.21)- The reason Mr Santorum's religious beliefs are discussed so much more than his political ideals is because Mr Santorum never talks about anything other than his religious issues. He brings it up in every sentence he utters. I challenge anyone to link even three minutes of Mr Santorum discussing a current political issue without himself interjecting his religious beliefs into it.

That challenge is not directed at you, specifically- it is an open challenge to all Viners.

When Mr Santorum talks about something other than his religious faith, then we will too.

Can anyone honestly claim Obama is as exacting to Black American Christian values as Santorum is to Catholic ones?

Wow. Blacks have a different set of Christian values? This is news to me.

Very illuminating. But not about what you think.

Kind of hard to tell about Mr. Obama's Christian values, of whatever culture or color: He doesn't keep on gassing about it like Santorum does, who cherry picks those things he finds useful to club people he doesn't like over the head with. Nothing more than a bully who justifies his horrid behavior with a cynical claim to a expediently-fragmented dogma in the name of piety, and uses that to pose himself as morally superior. I think the word I want is "heretic."

the map could look like 1964, 1972, or 1984

Can we hope for negative coattails???

ffeine,

Can we hope for negative coattails???

You want Tea Party and GOP wins in congress and state elections?

oops. Good point, that. Sorry!

Whew