Holy crap Ryan's chief of staff told Father Conroy that he was being fired because he was Catholic

[dsc]

I am amazed. Can you imagine if Pelosi hand done this? The commercials in places like upstate New York, Staten Island, and the Midwest write themselves.

[tanyev]

1. Isn't Paulie Ryan Catholic?

(typed in my best Irish accent)

[DBoon]

4. He is a follower of the atheist Ayn Rand

Whatever Catholicism to which he was exposed faded long ago

[Mariana]

8. The Church considers him to be Catholic in good standing.

He hasn't been excommunicated. He attends Mass and participates in the sacraments. I think the Church has more authority than you or I to decide who is and who isn't Catholic.

[DBoon]

10. Many evil people have also been considered in good standing

Does not mean they are following the church's teaching in their public lives

He is an open admirer of Ayn Rand, a militant atheist and inspiration to the Church of Satan. His devotion to Ayn Rand's philosophy has consistently guided his political career.

I do not believe his political actions are consistent with the church's teachings, and I do have a right to make this statement.

[Mariana]

13. Of course, you have the right to say what you like. nt.

[pnwmom]

12. The Church almost never excommunicates anyone. nt

[Mariana]

15. In some cases, they've prohibited lawmakers to take communion

because those lawmakers didn't vote the way the Church wants them to on women's reproductive rights. Ryan, as far as I know, hasn't been denied communion at any time on account of his political stances.

[pnwmom]

16. A couple of individual bishops have done that. The overwhelming majority have not. n/t

[Mariana]

17. That is true.

I'm just trying to make the point to another poster that it's silly to pretend that Ryan isn't Catholic. Of course he is. He may be a bad Catholic, but that obviously doesn't disqualify him from membership in the Church.

[pnwmom]

18. True. He is a Catholic, like millions of others, all with their own unique faults and wrongdoing.

(Or sins, as Catholics refer to them.)

[OnDoutside]

5. Pl Riain is allegedly Catholic yes.

[madaboutharry]

2. What is wrong with these people?

I am glad Father Conroy took back his resignation.

[rzemanfl]

3. To quote my long dead Bohemian immigrant grandfather. "I'll vote for Kennedy even though he's

Catholic, but I know he wouldn't vote for me if he knew I didn't go to church."

[dflprincess]

9. Jackie Kennedy was once quoted as saying

She didn't understand the fuss about JFK being Catholic because he wasn't a very good one.

[rzemanfl]

11. Never heard that. Thanks. n/t

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. Just heard ryan says father conroy will stay -

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ousted-house-chaplain-rescinds-his-resignation/

from article....

Shortly after Father Patrick Conroy, the House chaplain who was controversially ousted from his position by House Speaker Paul Ryan has rescinded his resignation letter, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said he can stay.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

7. It's all a bunch of supernatual B.S.

wasting our tax dollars.

[GusBob]

14. A Jesuit Catholic the worst kind

What with their liberation theology and all.

I went to a Jesuit University for 2 years. Those guys can party