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Lifeafter70

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41. Damn do we have the same sister lol

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 10:35 PM

Apr 13

Are you Irish Catholic.
I could at least reach my mom when we spoke privately. But my dad just watched too much fox news. He became someone I didn't recognize.
My sister and her daughter inlaw run the local right to life chapter. The both demonstrated outside of their cities Planned Parenthood. They are against gay rights, immigration. Trump is their savior.

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The anti-Catholic hate from MAGA is not surprising. The Klan hated Catholics and MAGA is the modern iteration of the KKK [View all] applegrove Apr 13 OP

Maga goons SunImp Apr 13 #1

Trump is the only candidate The Wizard Apr 13 #2

All my MAGA relatives are Catholic. maxsolomon Apr 13 #3

I don't think so Raven123 Apr 13 #17

How long will it take for (fill in the blank) to realize that they were just a tool? erronis Apr 13 #23

You're correct about my relatives - they are Anti-Abortion voters, period. maxsolomon Tuesday #47

Same here...cognitive dissonance is beyond them. La Coliniere Apr 13 #18

Blood is thicker than water. OC375 Apr 13 #4

I find it ironic that my raging MAGA sister is a raging Catholic! Hope22 Apr 13 #5

I hope she finds the errors of her ways, voluntarily. erronis Apr 13 #24

I was asking her to check out Project 2025 before voting, nothing more. Hope22 Apr 13 #39

Mine too goes to Mass three times a week Lifeafter70 Apr 13 #34

That sounds like my sister. Hope22 Apr 13 #40

Damn do we have the same sister lol Lifeafter70 Apr 13 #41

LOL! That is what I was going to say! Hope22 Apr 13 #44

Nope Lifeafter70 Apr 13 #45

All the 'Republican Christians' hated Catholics until their coalition needed more votes ToxMarz Apr 13 #6

Isn't JD catholic? Ruh-roh... Marie Marie Apr 13 #7

Yes, he probably thinks the current Pope owes his position to him because what happened after JDs visit to the last pope ChicagoTeamster Apr 13 #12

I'm sorry but that made me laugh Lifeafter70 Apr 13 #36

No problem. Trump will just give JD an indulgence... maybe. Or an excommunication if he's lucky. erronis Apr 13 #25

The anti-Catholicism from the protestant faiths has always been a thing deep down. the nelm Apr 13 #8

Wait 'til the Pope... BurnDoubt Apr 13 #13

Personally, left all that malarkey behind years ago. the nelm Apr 13 #16

Protestants think that's all crap. paleotn Apr 13 #19

I am a Recovering Catholic... BurnDoubt Apr 13 #9

Love that: "although Jesus IS the poster-boy for "Woke"... in fact he's the author." erronis Apr 13 #26

I have often said that I'm a liberal thanks to the nuns at Catechism pounding the Acts of Mercy into my pointed head dflprincess Apr 13 #28

FDT orangecrush Apr 13 #10

My Catholic ancestors were true followers of Christ. ananda Apr 13 #11

I knew such people as a child. BurnDoubt Apr 13 #14

One thing I've always like about Catholics is their view of the poor. paleotn Apr 13 #22

I think the same way. ananda Apr 13 #38

Funny thing. I always thought the iconography of the KKK was very Catholic adjacent... Wounded Bear Apr 13 #15

The Klan was very anti-Catholic until sometime in the late 1960s or 1970s dflprincess Apr 13 #29

That's interesting. yardwork Apr 13 #31

Yes when I was very young Lifeafter70 Apr 13 #42

There is a whole crazy history with American protestant Christians and American Catholic Christians. FascismIsDeath Apr 13 #20

It's probably less about the cult of christianity than about men's lust for power. erronis Apr 13 #27

I could never figure the dislike for Atheists. BidenRocks Apr 13 #21

Easy. We're not controllable by appeals to "higher powers". erronis Apr 13 #30

Same reason queer folks are hated and feared by MAGATs yardwork Apr 13 #33

History Is A Funny Thing. FATHER COUGHLIN, ANYONE? ColoringFool Apr 13 #32

Many Catholics are MAGA. Most voted for Trump JI7 Apr 13 #35

The Fox News KKK bully pulpit. Initech Apr 13 #37

On the other hand, Trump has reportedly been supported by a majority of Catholic voters, Jack Valentino Apr 13 #43

Recommended. H2O Man Tuesday #46