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Exclusive: Newt Gingrich Opens Up on Catholic Conversion and Embracing 'Overt Christianity'
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| May 20, 2009
| Dan Gilgoff
Posted on 05/21/2009 8:29:46 AM PDT by NYer
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posted on
05/21/2009 8:29:46 AM PDT
by
NYer
To: Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; nickcarraway; Romulus; ...
The moment that finally convinced me [to convert] was when Benedict XVI came here [to the United States] and Callista in the church choir sang for him at the vespers service and all the bishops in the country were there. As a spouse, I got to sit in the upper church and I very briefly saw [Benedict] and I was just struck with how happy he was and how fundamentally different he was from the news media's portrait of him. This guy's not a Rottweiler. He's a very loving, engaged, happy person. Ping!
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posted on
05/21/2009 8:30:55 AM PDT
by
NYer
("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
To: NYer
It’s clear that both this Pope and his predecessor have been a significant factor in Newt’s conversion.
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posted on
05/21/2009 8:34:13 AM PDT
by
marshmallow
("A country which kills its own children has no future" -Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
To: marshmallow
IMO, Pres. Bush will be next.
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posted on
05/21/2009 8:39:18 AM PDT
by
georgia peach
(georgia peach)
To: marshmallow
Happy for Newt but Jesus Christ is the reason that I am a Christian and I hope it is for him also.
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posted on
05/21/2009 8:42:40 AM PDT
by
NativeTxn
To: NYer
Nice article. Good for Newt.
Welcome home, Mr. Speaker.
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posted on
05/21/2009 8:43:43 AM PDT
by
Antoninus
(Now accepting apologies from repentant Mittens.)
To: NYer
What a great day is this, the Day of Ascension.
On my 50th birthday I did a pilgrimage to Rome and the Holy See. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life, to attend Mass at the Alter of St. Peter was wonderful.
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posted on
05/21/2009 8:44:27 AM PDT
by
Jolla
To: marshmallow
I will never forget when the Pope first visited America (as the Pope) and His Holiness humbly kissed the ground and proclaimed, “God Bless America!”
Now, contrast this to what BHO’s pastor said about America.
Truly pathetic the times we are living in.
To: NativeTxn
"Happy for Newt but Jesus Christ is the reason that I am a Christian..."Newt said the Pope was the reason he became a Catholic. I am assuming he was a Christian, to some degree, before hand.
To: NYer
This is going to make Newt’s next trophy-wife upgrade a bit awkward....
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posted on
05/21/2009 9:02:23 AM PDT
by
steve-b
(Intelligent design is to evolutionary biology what socialism is to free-market economics.)
To: NativeTxn
>>Happy for Newt but Jesus Christ is the reason that I am a Christian and I hope it is for him also.<<
Catholics are Christians. Did you know that?
We choose our denominations or no denomination by what we need.
The Presbyterians didn’t offer me much that I needed (refused to Baptize my daughter until I was “accepted” to their community). The Baptists had really fun services and great love for each other, my favorite Aunt was a Methodist, but I didn’t see much for myself there and I was reading the Bible and getting things wrong so I needed guidance.
I went back to my roots. Although I respect many other churches, they were not for me. Christ is my loving savior, but my parish is home.
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posted on
05/21/2009 9:05:58 AM PDT
by
netmilsmom
(Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
To: NYer
And part of me is inherently medieval. I resonate to Gothic churches and the sense of the cross in a way that is really pre-modern.*******************
I think I understand exactly what he means.
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posted on
05/21/2009 9:36:01 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: NativeTxn
Why would you interject that? Are you under some prejudice that Jesus isn’t the center of the Catholic church too or something?
To: NativeTxn
Why would you interject that? Are you under some prejudice that Jesus isn’t the center of the Catholic church too or something?
To: chris_bdba
Sorry about the double post I swear I only hit it once. :o
To: trisham
I do udnerstand that a lot. The church I was born into is over 150 years old and still has her magnificent stained glass windows. There is something just breath taking to it sitting there while mass is going on and watching the sunlight throw colors across everyone. I used to get in trouble with Mom when I was little for reaching up into them to touch the sun rays. I still want to do that but can restrain myslef now. :)
To: chris_bdba
Heh. That’s a nice story. :)
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posted on
05/21/2009 10:14:29 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: georgia peach
I heard from semi-reliable sources that GWB considered converting to Catholicism while he was in the White House, but that Laura Bush discouraged it (not because LB had anything against Catholicism, but because she feared the criticism the left would aim at Bush if he became Catholic while still president).
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posted on
05/21/2009 10:52:22 AM PDT
by
utahagen
To: Jolla
Altar
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posted on
05/21/2009 11:54:53 AM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: utahagen
Thank you for that information.It sounds right.
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