1. catholics are generally NOT right wing.
2. catholic who championed the iraq war: See John Kerry.
A bit more of his views from Wiki:
He favors a flat tax, limited government, privatization of social security, and a strong military, and he opposes welfare state programs such as publicly-funded health care.
Sound like a left-winger to you?
Oh, wikipedia says so. I'm convinced now.
Do you think Wikipedia is lying? If you care to find evidence those things aren't true, go for it. But attacking the source is a very poor form of argumentation.