Why no more Catholics in the White House?

[Keystone Phil]

something to think about I don't think America has ever had an Italian catholic president

Uh...something you have to "think" about? Our only Catholic President was John F. Kennedy - obviously an Irish Catholic. I think that answers it.

Wait, Jindal is Catholic? My uncle told me he was Hindu.

Yes, he's Catholic.

[Keystone Phil]

I'm pretty sure we've not had ANY Italian-American president, nor any president with Italian ancestry.

Yes, this is also true.

[Keystone Phil]

Speaking of Italians, I am 1/4 Italian, maybe If I ever become President, I'll be the 1st.

I'm 100% Italian (by heritage) but, lucky for you, I don't plan on running for President. 

[Keystone Phil]

Palin is Catholic.

She left the Church.

[Keystone Phil]

Palin is Catholic.

She left the Church.

From what I understand you can't leave unless you're excommunicated.

Eh...no, not really. From what I've been told, you can formally renounce your faith the Cardinal in your archdiocese can decide to accept or reject your desire to leave. It's usually a ridiculously long, complicated effort which ends up being a complete waste of time. The Cardinal usually doesn't bother to accept your renouncing of faith.

Either way, it's absolutely ridiculous to think that she is still a Roman Catholic just because the Church says so. She clearly practices another faith and displayed a desire to leave the Catholic Church. I can understand not always accepting the renouncing of faith by younger, rebelious people but that's not always the reason for people wanting to leave.

[Keystone Phil]

Obviously an Irish catholic, I'm not sure what you meant by that Phil are you trying to say that all Irish catholics are lazy drunk potato farmers , I get it Phil..... its typical I thought you where better then that.     

You need to apologize dude that was totally  Un- called for.

LOL

Wow. Most. Outrageous. Post. Ever.

I said he's obviously Irish Catholic because everyone knows that "Kennedy" is an Irish name and that it has been drilled into our head that the Kennedy's are an Irish Catholic family.

Wow.

[Keystone Phil]

Obviously an Irish catholic, I'm not sure what you meant by that Phil are you trying to say that all Irish catholics are lazy drunk potato farmers , I get it Phil..... its typical I thought you where better then that.     

You need to apologize dude that was totally  Un- called for.

LOL

Wow. Most. Outrageous. Post. Ever.

I said he's obviously Irish Catholic because everyone knows that "Kennedy" is an Irish name and that it has been drilled into our head that the Kennedy's are an Irish Catholic family.

Wow.

phil I hope you realize that was just a joke I meant no harm by it, I just have a sarcastic sense of humor sometimes it doesn't always translate on the internet.

Haha, good. I never know with some people...

[Keystone Phil]

Palin is Catholic.

She left the Church.

From what I understand you can't leave unless you're excommunicated.

how does one go about doing that anyway?

Eh, you have to do a bunch of inappropriate things and get noticed doing them. 

[Keystone Phil]

Palin is Catholic.

She left the Church.

From what I understand you can't leave unless you're excommunicated.

how does one go about doing that anyway?

Eh, you have to do a bunch of inappropriate things and get noticed doing them. 

Actually there are actions that the RCC considers to cause a sort of automatic excommunication, one being "apostasy, heresy, and schism", which basically just means renouncing the authority of the Pope or "infallible" Catholic doctrine. Which Palin and every other Catholic-turned-Protestant has done. So if you no longer consider yourself Catholic and refuse to practice or recognize Catholic doctrine and the Pope's authority, you've basically excommunicated yourself (making the practice ag speaks of kind of pointless, but these are people clearly just trying to make a political statement.)

Well, I guess technically you have excommunicated yourself but some people within the Church leadership will still say that you a member of the Church until you are officially excommunicated.