Gingrich Keeps Quiet on Catholic Conversion
By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich converted to Roman Catholicism over the weekend at St. Joseph's Church in Washington, D.C. So far, Gingrich has been conspicuously quiet about his conversion. He didn't mention it in an interview with me earlier this month that focused on his stepped-up efforts to organize religious conservatives and promote religious liberty issues.
An enthusiastic Twitterer, the former speaker has gone tweetless since Saturday. Best I can tell, Newt's one recent mention of Catholicism was a tweet last Tuesday about President Obama's forthcoming appearance at Notre Dame: "It is sad to see notre dame invite president obama to give the commencement address Since his policies are so anti catholic values."
I checked with his media team, which says that Newt is declining interview requests about his conversion for now but that he may open up later in the year.
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I wonder where is money is? I hope he didn't leave it in the laundry. I heard the laundrette that Tyco used keeps what it finds as a tip. Sooner or later the bribes will come out in the wash.
abortion
gail miller sayes she needed to grow,learn and contimplate the deeper walk with jesus when she converted. is this what ted kennedy and the many catholics in the congress have done so they can support obama and the democratic party on its support of abortion?
you can even be a sinner and be a catholic.
can you imagine a chirstian ( roman catholic) saying you can even be a sinner and be accepted in the catholic church?? "there is not a just man on earth that doeth good and sinneth not". catholics are taught they must earn there way into the kingdom of god through good works. we are saved by faith and through the GRACE of god only. no indulgens.
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