Would you vote for a Roman Catholic?

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I have no horse in any American race, but as far as our presidents or chancellors go, I'm not the least bit interested in the religion of the particular candidates but in their politcal programs. Happens that our current president calls himself an agnostic. I did vote for him, since he had an impeccable political record over the many decades he served in parliament.

I wonder why, for some people, the religious affiliation of a person is of any importance. We don't live in theocracies but in democracies. And the religious believes of any given candidate are only of importance if he or she happens to be a radical, wanting to change the constitution in favor of their particular believes.