McCain rejects anti-Catholic views

[David Zephyr]

Source: Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday repudiated any views of a prominent televangelist who endorsed him last month "if they are anti-Catholic or offensive to Catholics."

McCain has come under fire since televangelist John Hagee endorsed him on Feb. 27, but until Friday his response had been tepid. The Arizona senator merely said he doesn't agree with everyone who endorses him. He said Friday he had been hearing from Catholics who find Hagee's comments offensive.

Hagee, leader of a San Antonio megachurch, has referred to the Roman Catholic Church as "the great whore" and called it a "false cult system" and "the apostate church" — "apostate" means someone who has forsaken his religion.

"It's harder and harder trying to do the Lord's work in the city of Satan," McCain said of Washington.

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JOHN McCAIN IN REFERENCE TO THE CAPITOL OF OUR NATION: "IT'S HARDER AND HARDER TO DO THE LORD'S WORK IN THE CITY OF SATAN."

McCAIN'S IRISH NAME ACTUALLY MEANS "THE SON OF CAIN" AND THE SON OF CAIN IN THE BIBLE IS THE SON OF SATAN WHICH IS THE ANTI-CHRIST.

THE "MARK OF CAIN" IN THE BIBLE IS THE "MARK OF THE BEAST".

[ladywnch]

1. talk about wanting to have your cake and eat it too!!!!!!!!!

"if they are anti-Catholic or offensive to Catholics."

IF THEY are offensive?!!!!?!?!?!?! I don't know WHY any Catholic would be offended by: the great whore", "false cult system", "apostate church"?!?!?!??!!!!

HOw convenient he only repudiates the 'offensive' views, not the man propagating them. This is like the deal with Hillary and Obama during the debates over Farakhan....he needs to denounce AND repudiate them....or whatever the language was.

McCain is slime......next thing he'll accept endorsement from Fred Phelps but "repudiate any offensive comments about the troops" but accept all the rest of his crazy-ass hate mongering.

Shameless slime-ball!

[dflprincess]

5. That was my reaction

I'm a lapsed Catholic and I'm offended - but maybe I'm being hypersensitive :sarcasm:

[powergirl]

2. Catholic here

Hmm. Looks like he is still gonna keep the endorsement. THat's what happens when you are a Republican. You have to think of ways to make the endorsements of bigots, racists, and sexists "okay." He tried the "I send two of my kids to Catholic School." That is like saying I have "Catholic friends."

This Catholic is voting for Obama and I hope the other Catholics in this country pay attention and stop voting Republican.

[comradebillyboy]

3. ex catholic here, but i don't think too many of my

erstwhile co-religionists will be very happy with McCain's tepid rejection of any of hagee's comments they might find offensive. I used to think the sorry bastard had some integrity, but no more. See a lot more catholics voting dem this year despite the very right wing American cardinals and bishops.

[Igel]

4. 'McCAIN'S IRISH NAME ACTUALLY MEANS "THE SON OF CAIN"'?

Probably not. Although I do have to wonder how 'Cain' was ported into Gaelic.

In any event, Mc/Mac- is fine as 'son of', but what did the "Cain" part come from?

Here's a partial list that a quick dogpile search turned up:

"Mac Catháin means Son of the Warrior
Mac Cian means Son of the Ancient one
Mac Eáin means Son of John.
Mac Caodháin and Ó Caodháin, Mac Aodháin, all forms of ‘son of Aodhán,’ a diminutive of Aodh, an old Gaelic word for fire.
Ó Mochaidhein, a rare County Monaghan name."


The Gaelic names were also anglicized as "McKane, McKain, McKean, McKeen", among others, including some that are easier to see as anglicizations: McIain, for instance.

[KittyWampus]

6. But he embraces Hagee an anti-Catholic hate-monger who supports Israel so Jews can get left behind

after good Christians are raptured.