Roman Catholicism is so accepted now in the United States, that the forced resignation of the Roman Catholic Jesuit chaplain of the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, caused quite a stir. It even led to a shouting match between lawmakers on the floor of the House. Paul Ryan had made headlines when he forced the resignation of Pat Conroy, S. J. over what was explained at the time as a decision based on feedback from members.
Conroy “sent a letter to Ryan’s office rescinding his resignation that he made weeks earlier – a resignation that caused a firestorm across Capitol Hill as members of both parties demanded answers as to why Conroy was asked to leave. In his letter, Conroy alleged that Ryan’s chief of staff, Jonathan Burks, suggested it might be time for a non-Catholic chaplain when he asked Conroy to resign – an account Burks has denied.
“Hours after the letter was sent, Ryan accepted Conroy’s decision to stay. The controversy has largely subsided since the resignation was canceled, and Conroy has continued in his daily duties and activities as chaplain.”
Backtracking, Ryan made the case for “Catholicism as a faith that can help solve the country’s problems,” while speaking at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast. Ryan, who is Catholic, said he sees a deepening sense of “identity politics and tribalism” in the country, as well as a trend of “moral relativism” that is becoming more and more pervasive.
“If there was ever a time, if there was ever a place where Catholics — from the clergy to the laity — are needed, it is here and it is now, helping solve this problem, addressing this challenge,” he said. “Our social doctrine is the perfect antidote to what ails our culture.”
“Ryan said he sees ‘this tremendous opportunity for Catholics to lead’ and ‘help bring our culture and our country closer to their great moral potential. We are uniquely suited for this task – from the clergy to the laity, we all have got to step up,’ he added.”
Catholic social doctrine manifests itself in the culture by uniting church and state. It also involves wealth redistribution, the “common good,” catholic moral principles, and ultimately, a state enforced religion (Sunday worship), among other things. One of the issues that has become apparent to some observers is that as America has moved farther and farther from its moral underpinnings and has politically embraced secularism, and as Roman Catholicism has become more politically popular under the influence of the ecumenical movement, the Catholic Church is indeed in a unique position to lead the restructure of America’s moral bearings after its own image.
“My original decision was made in what I believed to be in the best interest of this institution,” said Ryan. “To be clear, that decision was based on my duty to ensure that the House has the kind of pastoral services that it deserves.”
For America to fulfill its prophetic destiny, Roman Catholicism has to reshape American politics and its social order into its own likeness. Once that is achieved, it will be free to guide its lawmakers into making worship laws which are predicted in Scripture.
“And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” Revelation 13:12
Comments
Willy Eirik Tverodd
Wednesday May 30th, 2018 at 03:44 AMIt is a surrender to Jesus Christ as the lamb and Preast in the heavenly tabernacle that can help a person, and a nation. This is a try to replace Jesus from his throne.
B. A. Born Again
Wednesday May 30th, 2018 at 09:23 PMThose who forget the past are condemned to repeat it. Catholicism condone persecution then and will the same today. 100 million Christian murdered because they did not follow them and the includes the european slave trade which was initiated in Lisbon under the Roman Catholic church.
Jim Haga
Thursday May 31st, 2018 at 08:35 AMThis is the beginning of the end of “Separation of Church and State”. Fasten your seat belts as history repeats itself again.
Sue
Thursday May 31st, 2018 at 11:54 AMObviously people have forgotten the dark ages and the crimes of this system who persecuted many Christians that dared to worship God in truth according to the bible. This is the agenda of the papacy, to compel all people to worship the beast by worshiping on the the first day of the week instead of the 7th Day which is Saturday, and the Sabbath of the 4th commandment. The Catholic system admits that they changed Sabbath to Sunday. No one has the authority to change the commandments of God. God does not change. A Sunday law is coming that will force all to worship the beast. All who refuse will be persecuted and killed for remaining faithful to God. We are to obey God rather than man. Jesus is coming to rescue those who remain faithful to Him.
MJ
Saturday June 2nd, 2018 at 09:22 AMIsn’t it interesting that Mr. Ryan can’t address the corruption and dereliction of duty in Congress and the White House; but he can tell others what they what they need to be moral.
The expression “do as I say, not as I do” could never be more appropriate. Just like the Pharisees, they can only point to others sins, they can’t see their own.
David McCarty
Thursday June 7th, 2018 at 10:49 PMPaul Ryan: you should immediately resign from politics. Get a lobbyist job with the catholic church