Although the Roman Catholic Church was designed by God to function as the umbilical cord for administering supernatural sacraments to cure our sinful souls of their predilection for sin, at least according to the Roman Catholic Church anyway, those same sacraments have little to no effect in making those who have been charged with administering such sacraments any better than anyone else on the planet, but do an incredible job of convincing billions of people around the world that they are, in fact, better than others, because they have been given a "gift of faith" directly from God.
Most people don't realize that the Supreme Court has been in the hands of the Republican party since at least 1970! In fact, even in the landmark case of Roe v Wade that legalized abortion, SCOTUS was inhabited by 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats, and the vote was 7 to 2. One of the reasons is that the Republican Party has absolutely ZERO desire to win on the abortion issue. And that's because abortion gives the GOP a clear focal point with potentially unlimited organizing power. And it's an even simpler message to sell than religion, since we are "pro-life." (if that was true, however, they wouldn't be actively trying to repeal healthcare for up to 30 million Americans, nor would they be so pro-gun, pro-war, pro-death penalty, pro welfare cuts, pro- social security cuts, pro- drone strikes, etc). The Republican party officially became "pro-life" in 1976, thanks to Jesse Helms (R-NC). The only reason no serious challenge was brought within the pa...
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