Pope Francis on VoteMatch

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-5 points on Social scale)	Coronavirus vaccine morally ok even if from fetal research: Favors topic 1 No ideological colonization of contraception & abortion: Opposes topic 1 Abortion is like hiring a hit man to solve a problem: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Abortion for fetal abnormalities same as Nazi-era eugenics: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Quiet commitment to the defense of unborn life: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Protecting the unborn is a form of social justice: Opposes topic 1
Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale)	Not ready for married priests, nor female deacons: Opposes topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Gay marriage is not ordered to the Creator's plan: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Christians owe apologies to gays and others: Strongly Favors topic 3 Doesn't support breaking law to stop gay marriage: Favors topic 3 Met at Vatican Embassy with openly gay man & his partner: Favors topic 3 Same-sex unions threaten the family: Opposes topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Consider allowing older married men to become priests: Opposes topic 4 Religious role in societal shifts, not just culture wars: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	COVID: Midnight Mass at 7:30 to comply with curfew: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Protect the Amazon region's cultural and natural vibrancy: Opposes topic 8 Amazon is not an inexhaustible source of resources: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Stewards of God's creation give world to future generations: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Church cannot remain indifferent to abuse of minors: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Global abolition of the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Abolish the death penalty; it precludes rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	The church is not an NGO; focus on grace, not wealth: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Must count undocumented people in US Census: Favors topic 12 Separating immigrant parents from children is immoral: Favors topic 12 Take better care of refugees driven from their land: Strongly Favors topic 12 Building walls instead of building bridges is not Christian: Favors topic 12 Opposes border wall between US and Mexico: Favors topic 12 View refugees as persons; respond humanely: Strongly Favors topic 12 End inhuman conditions when Mexican migrants come to U.S.: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	No vaccine nationalism: coronavirus vaccines for all: Opposes topic 14 Saddened by US restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba: Strongly Opposes topic 14 We should receive asylum-seekers, not reject them: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Israel & Palestine should be separate, independent countries: Opposes topic 14 Declaring Jerusalem as Israel's capital destabilizes Mideast: Opposes topic 14 Vocal advocate for the plight of refugees: Opposes topic 14 Open Cuba; end American embargo: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	The arms race wastes precious resources: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Weapons manufacturers are duplicitous; don't trust them: Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	Peace and reconciliation in Mideast, Africa, and Asia: Strongly Favors topic 17 Imitating tyrant's violence means we take their place: Strongly Favors topic 17 Be attentive to fundamentalism in world of violent conflict: Favors topic 17 Vatican recognizes Palestinian statehood: Favors topic 17 Supports the Iran nuclear deal: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Noted bishops call for total nuclear shutdown in Japan: Favors topic 18 Future of humanity is at stake with climate change: Strongly Favors topic 18 Climate change is a critical problem that must be addressed: Strongly Favors topic 18 Take forceful steps to reduce greenhouse gases: Strongly Favors topic 18 Calls for aggressive climate change action: Strongly Favors topic 18 Global warming results from human activity: Strongly Favors topic 18
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Address antisocial challenge with community & family: Favors topic 19 No legalization & no compromise with evil of drug addiction: Strongly Favors topic 19 Values education & greater justice to fight drug scourge: Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pope is anti-capitalist, favors collectivist global rebirth: Strongly Favors topic 20 Trickle-down theories are structurally perverse economics: Strongly Favors topic 20 Meaning of economic activity is well-being of humanity: Favors topic 20

Pope Francis is a Moderate Liberal
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