Monday, November 27, 2023

A Catholic President

 


A Catholic President Written By Mr. Kyle Schu Please Hear And Watch This Song Video: https://youtu.be/1323hAxAwqY Friends No greater person who had ever hold office then that man Mr. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination near the end of his third year in office because not only he was A Catholic President but holds to piety on them very true values of Catholic teachings and Overcame Anti-Catholic Bias to Win the Presidency where he told everyone I am not the Catholic candidate for president,” Kennedy said on live TV in his now famous address. “I am the Democratic Party's candidate for president, who happens also to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my church on public matters, and the church does not speak for me.” when In the late 1950s, Catholic politicians were viewed with open suspicion by many mainline Protestants and Evangelicals. As “The argument was, when push came to shove, a president who was Roman Catholic would ultimately be more loyal to the Vatican because the fate of his eternal soul was at stake,” says Casey. “If Kennedy was elected president, he’d criminalize birth control, he’d cut off foreign aid that helped countries invest in birth control, and he’d funnel tax money to Catholic parochial schools.” When By the 1960 election, anti-Catholic bias was less overt, but still a considerable obstacle for Kennedy to overcome. Kennedy received hundreds of letters from conflicted Democratic voters saying that they loved his policies but could never vote for a Catholic, according to Casey. where The real test came next: West Virginia, a state that was 95-percent Protestant. Humphrey was confident he would stomp Kennedy in the West Virginia primary, but JFK took his case directly to the voters. He bought a half-hour of local TV airtime on the Saturday night before the primary and assured the West Virginia voters of his commitment to the constitutional separation of church and state. as Billy Graham and Richard Nixon Pressed the Catholic Question In the end, after a vigorous campaign which included extensive use of his family’s personal wealth, Kennedy won by 93,000 to 61,000 and declared, "I think we have buried the religion issue once and for all." He was wrong. The Finals Days of the Campaign Late in October, three American-born bishops in Puerto Rico issued a statement forbidding Catholics from voting for candidates who disagreed with the Church on abortion and birth control. Kennedy initially decided to respond to their declaration, but finally concluded that it was unwise to focus too much attention on this potentially damaging incident. Several studies have concluded that this controversy, coming at the worst possible time, was a significant factor in the sudden halt in Kennedy’s momentum and the surge toward Nixon in the final days of the campaign. Kennedy won the presidency in one of the closest elections in American history—by a margin of 118,000 votes out of 69 million. There is solid evidence that religion helped Kennedy in several urban and industrial states but was, at the same time, a significant factor in his loss of Ohio, Kentucky, Florida, and Tennessee—and in his very close win in Texas. President Kennedy was the only Catholic to have held the highest office in the land until Joseph Biden was inaugurated in 2021. until that very sad day for all of us in 1960's to even today when on NOVEMBER 22, 1963: DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign. Although he had not formally announced his candidacy, it was clear that President Kennedy was going to run and he seemed confident about his chances for re-election. At the end of September, the president traveled west, speaking in nine different states in less than a week. The trip was meant to put a spotlight on natural resources and conservation efforts. But JFK also used it to sound out themes—such as education, national security, and world peace—for his run in 1964. when JFK was truly A Catholic President Thank You Thee End ! KYLE

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