The allegations against Hagee come from Hagee’s own book, which is an ugly revisionist view of history that blames the Catholic Church and its theology for the Holocaust.
I’ve searched far and wide trying to find the full text of Huckabee’s sermon at Hagee’s church, but it’s not to be found. I would love to know if he said anything to Hagee’s flock about anti-Catholicism, since he’s so pro-Catholic and all. I would bet not, since he called the bigot Hagee “one of the great Christian leaders of our nation.”
Like Huckabee’s other sermons from his stint as a Baptist minister, this appears to be under lock and key. I wonder why? Shouldn’t we get to judge this man, who presents himself as a “Christian leader,” on his words about Christ?
As for Catholic Online, Keith Fournier is a well-known politically liberal Catholic who unfortunately grabbed the name catholic.org a long time ago. He does not speak with any authority other than his own, and I’m not a bit surprised to see that he has his lips firmly attached to Huckabee’s backside. Fournier, like Huckabee, is a liberal, pro-life populist.
I left one liberally political minefield (the Episcopal church) for another (the Catholic church). At least, in my parish, politics are kept out of the Mass and the Church bulletin. I’ve noticed that Catholic Online forum is very slow; Fournier is probably trying to build up traffic. But, it’s a shame that the unwary might go there to try to learn about doctrine and other spiritual values of the Church.
I appreciate your post. I just think any allegation against a candidate should be well-founded. I do not care for the fact that Hucklebuck is a pastor, nor do I care for him or any other candidate campaigning in a church.
Church leaders should have the integrity to stay away from political endorsements. Obviously, Hagee has a problem with integrity in that regard and, based on what you read in his book, he teaches religious bigotry.
Sounds like the kiss of death rather than an endorsement.