People can convert, grow, change, mature, etc. We should not be Donatists when it comes to other people’s mistakes in life, as if they are perpetually and irremedially damned to hell forever in the court of public opinion. We pray, after all, that people will sincerely convert. We should be pleased when they do.
I have followed Mr. Gingrich over the years and read some of his books with interest. This new development, however, leaves me puzzled.
The former Speaker is fully capable of saying a really dumb thing in the midst of a hundred really smart things. But this leaves me severely puzzled.
Mr. Gingrich is a fairly recent convert to Holy Church. He is a huge fan of Pope John Paul…. I hope not merely for the late Pontiff’s geopolitical achievements.
There is no way that Newt Gingrich does not know that the Catholic Church teaches – what John Paul II made crystal clear – that human life begins at conception, not implantation.
Before I add anything else, let me add one of my major points of consideration for my vote in November 2012: judges.
The overriding point about judges is not “Whom would Mr. Gingrich appoint to the bench?”. The overriding point is “Pres. Obama must be defeated so that he cannot appoint another judge.” If the President’s opponent is, as Mark Levin puts it, a frozen orange juice can, the judges the can would appoint would be better.
I’m just sayin’…
Father Z links to a transcript of Newt's remarks, with his trademark emphases in black and comments in red.
I can think of a whole bunch of other reasons why Obama must be defeated. Religious freedom is big one. Hapless handling of the economy and foreign affairs are others. I am not crazy about any of the Republicans though, I'm sorry to say. I haven't been paying a whole lot of attention.
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