I wonder how the divorce of his ailing wife, dying of cancer fits in to his faith? I mean, Catholics I thought believed in one wife, no divorce. Not to mention infidelity.
I think it’s a fair question since the article did not deal with it.
....when he spoke on Dobson's radio show in 2007, Gingrich refused to say that he was actually repentant. The evangelical leader repeatedly pressed him on that point: "When I hear you talk about this dark side of your life...you didn't mention repentance. Do you understand that word repentance?"
-- from the thread Newt and Evangelicals: Not a Match Made in Heaven
"Mrs. Gingrich #2 was dumped after her husband had carried on an extramarital affair with a fetching, blond congressional staffer named Callista Bisek, who went on to become the present Mrs. Gingrich #3. This Family Values paradigm was complicated by the fact that whilst Mr. Gingrich was filibustering Ms. Bisek over the Speaker’s desk, he was simultaneously leading the impeachment charge against a naughty president of the United States....The much-married Newt Gingrich converts to Catholicism this weekend—and I’d pay a year’s salary to have been a bug on the wall during his religious instruction."
-- Christopher Buckley, from the thread The Audacity of Poping
I'm sure your erroneous statements were just the result of misinformation and ignorance, and not due to being an outright lying unChristian a-hole.
You can thank me later for setting you on the trail of the truth.
We must strive for the best candidate. I know for a fact that Newt can stand up to anyone on a debate stage. I am not as convinced Cain has the right depth of knowledge for this moment in time. I know Newt has a great deal of personal baggage, however, we at least know what that baggage is. What are we still to find out about the rest? More importantly, when? October 2012? Of those on the stage, it is either Newt or Cain, if either of them are still standing.
I will take Newt’s Christian past and present over the fake Christian Muslim in the WH any day. I don’t really care about his divorce.
“I mean, Catholics I thought believed in one wife, no divorce. Not to mention infidelity.”
Newt converted to Catholicism in 2009. Not that he believed in divorce or infidelity prior to his conversion. And you obviously know nothing about the circumstances of his divorce.
As for your other comments, try to conduct just a minimal amount of research before you post.
He said he cheated on his wife to 'save the country'. What do you have against patriots??? LOL
That all happened before Newt converted. He's different now./sarc.
“I wonder how the divorce of his ailing wife, dying of cancer fits in to his faith?”
You might want to take the time to research this claim. First of all, Jackie Battley was Newt’s first wife who wanted and filed for divorce PRIOR to the infamous “terminal cancer hospital visit.” Incidentally, she had a benign uterine tumor and IS STILL LIVING TODAY. Newt took his children to visit their mother at the hospital and a discussion about the terms of the divorce ensued. It might also be helpful to know that the relationship between Newt and Jackie began as Newt, a high school student and she, his 26 year old teacher.
Being Catholic doesn’t mean you’re perfect. Newt has had problems with relationships....no question. But that alone is not a disqualifier. I believe he is a man who will staunchly defend religious liberty.
Friend. You need to do your homework. Then come back and post about that.
Newt converted to Catholicism in the 2000s, a few years into his third marriage. He was a lax Southern Baptist during his philandering years.
That "dying" wife, his first, initiated the divorce and she is alive and well. Their daughter's account is linked elsewhere on this thread.