So, we are now back to the beginning, having attained at least a small
  idea of the ideals both conservatives and liberals cling to.  Here we can see that
  neither side is completely correct in the eyes of the Church, and that is what
  counts towards Catholics today.  Thus, many are confused, disenchanted, and
  apathetic towards politics simply because they do not know to which ideals they
  should cling to.  The modern liberal stands on welfare, social security, the
  environment, and labor all appeal to Catholics in many ways.  Yet the moral
  values proposed by the Christian Coalition and the Conservative movement are
  equally as enchanting to many Catholics.
     As Charles R Morris says, "Official Catholic teachings have never fit within
  traditional American liberal-conservative taxonomies.  Conservative bishops
  appointed by Pope John Paul II dominate the National Conference of Catholic
  Bishops and espouse a hard line on abortion, homosexuality, and divorce, but in
  1995 they were still considerably to the left of even the Clinton administration on
  issues like Welfare reform." [Morris, 305]  Perhaps some of the confusion seen
  today can be amended by a fusion of Conservative and Liberal social and
  economic ideas.  In 1995, Tony Campolo, a sociology teacher at Eastern College,
  and fellow colleagues, disenchanted with the Conservative treatment of
  Christianity launched an organization known as the Call for Renewal.  He says
  about this organization, "the reason some of us have organized the Call for
  Renewal as an alternative to the Christian Coalition is because we feel that the
  Christian Coalition has become too closely allied with the Republican party. 
  We're talking about the perception in the general society.  I believe that if you
  were to ask people, they would say that evangelical Christianity equals
  Republicanism.  We felt that it was time for a group to stand up and say it doesn't
  necessarily equal Republicanism, even though on many issues we would support
  the Republican agenda." [Cromartie]  
     The choice is up to us because we will be the political leaders of the
  future.  Only time will tell in which direction the American Catholic will move next.