Posted on 10/30/2011 3:32:23 AM PDT by markomalley
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Catholics should pray about the decision of whom to support for public office and then vote according to their consciences.
Gingrich, a convert who entered the Catholic Church in 2009, is running for the Republican presidential nomination.
Gingrich told CNA on Oct. 24 that he believes the single biggest threat to America today is “the attack against the Judeo-Christian tradition and the effort to drive God out of public life and eliminate the understanding that our rights come from our Creator.”
The former speaker explained that he was motivated to run for president by the current political situation in America.
“The United States faces the most serious election since 1860,” he said.
“Our challenges are so great and the consequence of choosing American exceptionalism or class warfare and bureaucratic socialism is so large that as a citizen I felt compelled to run.”
Gingrich explained that his faith would influence his political decisions as president.
“Any leader should seek God's guidance,” he said. “The teachings of the Church inform my thinking about solving earthly problems.”
Gingrich said that he would “listen” to the concerns of those who feel threatened by his views and values.
“In many cases better communications and clarification will eliminate their worries,” he said.
“In some cases they are right to feel threatened because we have incompatible values and fundamentally different visions of the future.”
As speaker of the House, Gingrich had a strongly pro-life voting record.
In his race for GOP presidential candidate, he has signed the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life Presidential Leadership Pledge.
The pledge asks candidates to commit to nominating federal judges who are dedicated to “applying the original meaning of the Constitution;” selecting “only pro-life appointees for relevant Cabinet and Executive Branch positions;” supporting legislation to “permanently end all taxpayer funding of abortion;” and working toward a law “to protect unborn children who are capable of feeling pain from abortion.”
Gingrich has also expressed support for efforts to defend marriage.
“I helped author the Defense of Marriage Act which the Obama administration should be protecting in court,” he said in a Republican primary debate in Manchester, N.H. on June 13, 2011.
“I think if that fails, you have no choice except a constitutional amendment.”
Gingrich told CNA that Catholic voters who are trying to pick a candidate to support in the upcoming election should pray about their decision and “take seriously the responsibility of citizenship.”
“Pray for America and for our leaders,” he said. “Then vote as your conscience instructs you.”
“If possible become an activist helping America regain its sense of purpose and direction.”
I had to dig for this. I got sucked up in propanda.
I am so PO'd now...at the left.
A promise to sign immoral, unconstitutional "fetal pain" legislation.
Newt would tear Barry a new one in any debate. The only thing left for BO at that point would be the race card.
Thank you! Please set people straight on the truth when you find these untruths posted. Believe me, you are not alone. I’m correcting it constantly! The MSM are EVIL and have propped up this LIE for years!
ping to one of the rare threads on FR that actually has good and useful exchange of ideas and opinions.
What a concept!
I had no idea the story about Newt’s cancer-ridden dying wife was untrue. Thank you so much!
Newt is now my candidate.
Newt Gingrich on Catholicism and JPII
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Gingrich to Become Catholic During Easter Season
The Newt Evangelization: Gingrich to become Catholic
God forgives and forgets.
Evidently some people cannot believe that someone really converts in their mind, soul, and heart.
It would be as if an anti-Catholic (known to all of us) who posts anti-Catholic threads, all of a sudden studies some more and becomes a Catholic!
Find the truth, find forgiveness, please.
FRiend,
I agree with your post above re: abortion. I just want to point out one thing.
You cited 40 million dead infants. The number is more like 53 million. Sorry to have to break that to you. Have a peaceful Sunday.
LOL...a man that has never seen a covenant he can keep thinks “faith” is important
Are you suggesting I don’t believe in real conversion? That I am unforgiving of Newt?
That’s mighty big of you, to suggest I follow your enlightened lead.
I don’t think that making horrible decisions over an entire lifetime is something that’s going to change. He’s chosen a non-conservative action repeatedly, and he’s proved he doesn’t have any strength in his convictions.
I won’t vote for him for president, but I could tolerate him as VP.
You mean like this “sound” position on immigration?
“The United States should find a way to let long-time resident illegal immigrants stay in the U.S. and their children follow a path toward citizenship.”-Newt Gingrich, Sept. 14, 2011
Oh, don’t worry about it. He dumped his second wife after she got MS by calling her at her mother’s birthday party.
Of course, I don’t know how she could expect better, as she was the one he cheated on the first wife with.
I was asking a question.
Citation please
Pandering to the faithful as one that cheated on 2 previous wives? I wonder how secure his current wife feels? I would feel the same if this pandering politician was making his oath to the constitution. Trust must be earned. Newt blew it and is not eligible to be my leader. Cain is able.
Am I right in assuming that his previous marriages were annulled then?
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