Many have asked why did devout, practicing Catholics vote for Trump. First of all, I have never voted for a Democrat in my entire life. Born and raised a Republican and would not vote any differently. Secondly, I was a Jeb Bush supporter, and he lost. Trump was my only candidate. I would never have voted for Clinton. Was not even part of the thinking process.

Now, how do I reconcile that decision with my Catholic faith. I don't because the church is not monolithic. Any of us, whether Republican or Democrat, can twist and turn our partisan politics in any religious direction to justify our vote. I did not vote for Trump because of my faith; I did so because I am a conservative. Hilary was not.

I think that it is disingenuous to assume that good Catholics wear their religion on their sleeves when they vote. They don't. No one takes the faithful citizenship booklet to the voting booth; they hardly read it. Instead, we vote according to how we were raised and how we currently think.