Posted on 02/01/2016 12:24:37 PM PST by Citizen Zed
When he was eight years old, his family moved from South Florida to Las Vegas, where his mother attributed the wholesomeness of the neighborhood to the influence of the Mormon church. Young Rubio was baptized again, this time in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He spent three years as a Mormon, upheld its teachings more enthusiastically than his parents, and chided his father for working as a bartender, a no-no for Mormons who abstain from alcohol.
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Rubio and his wife Jeanette often visit Miami's Christ Fellowship, a Southern Baptist congregation the couple appreciates for its strong preaching and children's programs. Rubio has donated at least $50,000 to the church, which he attended almost exclusively from 2000 to 2004. But he now finds his religious home in Catholic churches in Washington, D.C., and Florida. In his memoir, Rubio writes that he will go with his family to Christ Fellowship on Saturday nights, and Mass on Sundays at St. Louis Catholic Church. His children have received first Holy Communion.
He wrote in his memoir, "I craved, literally, the Most Blessed Sacrament, Holy Communion, the sacramental point of contact between the Catholic and the liturgy of heaven. I wondered why there couldn't be a church that offered both a powerful, contemporary gospel message and the actual body and blood of Jesus."
Starting in late 2004, he began to delve deeper into his Roman Catholic roots, reading the whole catechism, and concluding that 'every sacrament, every symbol and tradition of the Catholic faith is intended to convey, above everything else, the revelation that God yearns, too, for a relationship with you."
Still, Rubio disagrees with Pope Francis on key points. The very day the pontiff, in an address to the U.S. Congress, called for attention to climate change and income inequality, Rubio was on Fox News to point out that Francis is infallible on faith and morals, not on politics, science or economics.
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In 2012, when asked by GQ magazine, "How old do you think the earth is?" Rubio dodged. "I'm not a scientist, man," he said. "I don't think I'm qualified to answer a question like that. At the end of the day, I think there are multiple theories out there on how the universe was created and I think this is a country where people should have the opportunity to teach them all."
Later, after much criticism, Rubio said that he knows the earth is 4.5 billion years old and that the fact is consistent with his belief that "in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
Underwear?
Wow. I am not a I am not a Rubio face Rubio fan but I believe our Constitution allows for freedom of religion. Or did I miss that somewhere?
True.
“I craved, literally, the Most Blessed Sacrament, Holy Communion, the sacramental point of contact between the Catholic and the liturgy of heaven. I wondered why there couldn’t be a church that offered both a powerful, contemporary gospel message and the actual body and blood of Jesus.”
Absolutely beautiful. Won’t vote for him in the primary for sure....Go Trump....but I am proud to be a fellow Catholic. He probably is a good person. Too bad he is shaky on immigration. Oh well at least he may get to Heaven.
I see Rubio as dishonest and opportunistic. I do not trust him. I started the campaign season wanting to know more about him. I know enough now. No way is he the right man for the job of President. As for Senator, well, that’s for Florida to decide.
I also think he sounds like a kid getting ready to play his favorite video game when he talks of intervention. He sounds like he can’t wait to play war. No thank you.
“... working as a bartender, a no-no for Mormons who abstain from alcohol.”
And completely not true. I get so sick of the half-truths constantly said about us. There are LDS card dealers in Vegas for crying out loud. And there is no doctrine that says a person cannot be a bartender.
What’s your point?
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