The Catholic Bishops and the Rise of Evangelical Catholics
White Catholics are increasingly trending toward the Republican Party, both as voters and candidates. Many of these Republican-leaning Catholics are displaying a more outspoken, culture-war oriented form of Catholicism that has been dubbed Evangelical Catholicism. Through their forceful disciplining...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2016]
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Religions
Year: 2016, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-9 |
| Further subjects: | B
U.S. Catholic bishops
B Voting B Democratic B Republican B Abortion |
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| Summary: | White Catholics are increasingly trending toward the Republican Party, both as voters and candidates. Many of these Republican-leaning Catholics are displaying a more outspoken, culture-war oriented form of Catholicism that has been dubbed Evangelical Catholicism. Through their forceful disciplining of pro-choice Catholics and treatment of abortion in their quadrennial voting guides, as well as their emphasis on religious liberty, the U.S. bishops have played a major role in the rise of these Evangelical Catholics. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel7010006 |