“No one accomodated Newt. He had to accommodate himself to the Church. Newt is a politician and he may indeed one day cynically use the Church. I see no evidence of him having done that yet.”
Of course they did, and they shouldn’t have. At the very least they shouldn’t have allowed it to appear to have accommodated him. A “come back after the primaries” would have been prudent and more respectful to the Catholic laity.
I think that those politically minded folks in the Catholic Church couldn’t resist the opportunity to have influence over a potential president, and went for it.
If Newt wanted to be respectful of his new faith, he’d not have immediately combined his conversion with a presidential bid. Why should he care though? He didn’t care about his ex wives - it was all about him. That’s why he’ll just divorce the Catholic church, if it becomes convenient for him to do so.
Only the Heavenly Father in Christ has authority to forgive. This idolatry of an object church demonstrates egos on display. Now NOT to go 'sola scripture' on you but Christ plainly states and Peter nowhere disputes Matthew 7:1
Judge NOT, that ye be NOT judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.....
Notice this is NOT debatable nor was Peter or any other flesh being given authority over whose sin has been properly FUNDED.
you wrote:
“Of course they did, and they shouldn’t have.”
And once again you have no proof. Prejudice.
“At the very least they shouldn’t have allowed it to appear to have accommodated him.”
LOL! They should not have allowed it to appear as something it wasn’t except to prejudiced people? Wow.
“A “come back after the primaries” would have been prudent and more respectful to the Catholic laity.”
No, actually it wouldn’t have been. And the Church didn’t even know he was going to run.
“I think that those politically minded folks in the Catholic Church couldn’t resist the opportunity to have influence over a potential president, and went for it.”
Or - much more likely - Newt’s parish priest simply allowed him to enter RCIA whenever he liked and received him when he was ready at Easter.
“If Newt wanted to be respectful of his new faith, he’d not have immediately combined his conversion with a presidential bid.”
He didn’t. You are - with no evidence either.
“Why should he care though? He didn’t care about his ex wives - it was all about him. That’s why he’ll just divorce the Catholic church, if it becomes convenient for him to do so.”
Maybe he will, but none of that would prove you right.