Are Political Parties Irrelevant When We Should Be Catholics First?

The big question is, "What should be the Catholic perspective on political parties?"

It is important for Catholics to know and live our faith. The political parties are irrelevant when we should be concerned about being Catholics first. All political parties fall short of the glory of God.

Romans 3:9-20 "What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. As it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know. There is no fear of God before their eyes. Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin."

However, it is critical for us to support political platforms that are closely aligned with our faith. We need to speak the truth in love to each person God puts into our life.

Unfortunately, there are huge differences in the moral perspective of the political parties. The most important is the support of human life from conception to a natural death. As practicing Catholics we cannot support or be part of any organization that is blatantly contrary to this critical position on life.
Murdering innocent babies in the womb is always a capital crime in God's eyes for those who know and believe it is a mortal sin. He has mercy on those who are ignorant of the laws of God. We are required to teach other Catholics, who pick and choose what they want to believe, the truth of our faith.