It's wonderful to see anti-abortion Catholic League leaders and anti-Black Republicans leaders fighting each other over John Sidney McCain, III's presidential campaign. I wonder how they'll resolve the matter of whether the Republicans hate Catholics or not?"the president of the Catholic League today blasted Sen. John McCain for accepting the endorsement of Texas evangelicalist John Hagee, calling the controversial pastor a bigot who has "waged an unrelenting war against the Catholic Church."
Hagee, who is known for his crusading support of Israel, backed McCain's presidential bid Wednesday, standing next to the senator at a hotel in San Antonio and calling McCain "a man of principle."But Catholic League President Bill Donohue said in a statement today that Hagee has written extensively in negative ways about the Catholic Church, "calling it 'The Great Whore,' an 'apostate church,' the 'anti-Christ,' and a 'false cult system.'"
"Senator Obama has repudiated the endorsement of Louis Farrakhan, another bigot. McCain should follow suit and retract his embrace of Hagee," Donohue said.Catholics United, a national online group, also blasted McCain over the endorsement. "By receiving the endorsement of an outspoken critic of the Catholic Church, McCain once again demonstrates that he is willing to sell out his principles for a chance to win the Presidency," said Chris Korzen, Executive Director of Catholics United in a statement. "We hope Senator McCain will take the principled position of publicly and unequivocally distancing himself from Pastor Hagee's anti-Catholic comments. Intolerance and bigotry do not belong in American politics."
The McCain campaign had no immediate comment on the statements. WaPost
UPDATE 01/03/2008 10:25AM
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First it was Mexicans, next it was the Jews (McCain has Nixon's former "Jew Counter" on his campaign staff), and now he's ok with a Catholicism basher? This is AFTER he threw Bill Cunningham under the bus!
Who's next on his list? David Duke? Ted Haggart?
March 1, 2008 3:21 AM
Sorry to post twice, but I did find something that a commenter on the WaPost had to say.
Hagee is a much more frightening fanatic than Farrakhan.
1) Hagee thinks 99% of humanity needs to be wiped out in order bring Jesus back.
2) Hagee claims all Muslims are required to murder Christian and Jewish babies.
3) Hagee believes Hurricane Katrina was sent by God to punish gay people.
Hagee is a more bigoted, backward fanatic than Farrakhan. The only reason the Tim Russerts of the world ignore this issue is because Farrakhan is black and Muslim, and therefore is an easy target, while Hagee is white and Christian, and therefore immune. McCain lies down in the mud with dogs -- don't let the Washington Media keep ignoring McCain's ties to the American Christian Taliban.