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The Catholic Democrats is a minor conservative political party in Ireland. It was formerly known as the National Party and then as Christian Democrats. It was founded in December 1995 by Nora Bennis a Catholic values and anti-abortion activist. Bennis had surprised many with the size of her vote in the 1994 European election. Bennis played a leading role in the campaign against the divorce referendum of that year which passed with 50.3% of vote in favour.