Catholic Group Prays for Paul Ryan’s ‘Conversion’

Wall Street Journal ^ | 08/17/2012 | Alicia Mundy

[SeekAndFind]

Rep. Paul Ryan has been taking flak from church groups – including the relatively conservative U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the somewhat more liberal group Nuns on the Bus—because his budget could cut money from programs for the poor and elderly.

Now a group of fellow Catholics from his home state of Wisconsin, including some Franciscan Friars, are calling for the vice presidential hopeful’s “conversion.” The group launched a website, PrayforPaulsChangeofHeart.org, that asks visitors to “Please pray for Paul Ryan, a devout Catholic, to have a change of heart on the federal budget.” It includes a special Rosary prayer to St. Paul, “the great convert,” to bring about a transformation in the anti-deficit Republican.

The website also seeks prayers for Vice President Joe Biden, a Catholic who supports abortion rights. And the organizers say their prayers are going out “for President Obama, Governor Romney and all our national leaders, that their hearts may be moved to give greater priority to the well-being of the poor and most vulnerable, both the born and preborn.”

Mr. Ryan’s spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Just as the Church teaches, God's grace gets one to heaven.

However, the manifestation of the gift of that grace in one's life will be judged upon death. Any gift can be used properly or improperly. If you didn't walk the walk in this life then you won't make it to the next one, just as Scripture and the Church teaches.

[ravenwolf]

Just another reason for people to wake up and realize that religion is no more than just another means of control.

Rev 18:4
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

[Cronos]

Because individuals want to pray for something (even if it is misguided as in this case)? sheesh... These people don’t understand economics and why government should be smaller, but they are at least praying for what they think should be done, not organizing demonstrations. it’s a free country for even fools like this to pray for big government