Yeah it does.
And given what he’s said about Catholics in the past, I’m not sure this endorsement helps Newt.
I’m a cradle Catholic myself. Some of the nonsense I hear about Catholicism from non-Catholics is, well, pure ignorance on their part. I just ignore it.
Under the present circumstances, where the United States is under attack from communists and Muslims inside of government as well as from foreign quarters, I suspect those differences between Americans really aren’t so important after all.