Don't count on it. I know many ultra-conservative Catholics (the type that are like Mel Gibson and go tot Latin masses, sometimes outside the scope of the official Church)... they like the guy.
One of them even told me that Romney is the most "Catholic" of the candidates, because he is so "pro-family".
Remember that when you live in a fantasy world, you can mold anything to become your reality.
Thanks,
Mike
What do radical Catholics have to do with Baptists?
And I would think that the latter makes up a much larger part of the Republican base.
While religious fundamentalists have a great deal in common with each other, regardless of religion or denomination, each group has its own set of insanities. There aren't many places in America where Gibsonian Catholic fundamentalists are in charge, so they have to settle for other right-wingers to vote for. Evangelicals, especially Southern Baptists, feel a sense of entitlement due to their size. They do control many communities, especially across the South. They won't settle for a Mormon. Even some of the hierarchy did, I imagine that a lot of pastors will rail against Romney from their pulpits, as the Southern Baptists are not exactly monolithic. It's a strange organization in which there is top-down organization along with very independent churches.
