REPUBLICANS IN TALKS TO UN-DO RYAN'S REVENGE: Fired Chaplain [View all]

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REPUBLICANS IN TALKS TO UN-DO RYAN’S REVENGE

Lawmakers In Both Parties In Talks To Save House Chaplain’s Job
“I’ve never seen members so angry about something in this House in my 10 years,” Rep. Gerry Connolly said.

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Lawmakers in both parties have fumed about Ryan’s move. Many learned last month that Conroy was leaving, but didn’t know until last week that he had been forced out. And Catholics like Connolly have been suspicious that conservatives were pushing to relieve the urban Catholic Jesuit priest in order to replace him with someone more ideologically aligned with them.

Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, all but confirmed their suspicions last week when he suggested the next chaplain should have a wife and a family ― a requirement that would automatically exclude Catholic priests from the position. Amid outcry from Catholics, Walker later removed himself from a bipartisan committee to find a new House chaplain.

Connolly said despite Walker’s comments, some conservatives want to find a way to “restore dignity for Father Conroy” and to the House itself by keeping the chaplain on the job for at least the rest of the year.

“I know for a fact that some members of the Freedom Caucus felt this was handled badly and sends a signal of bigotry they don’t want to be associated with,” the Virginia Democrat said. “I’ve never seen members so angry about something in this House in my 10 years. Because it’s not only political and not only about your faith. It’s personal.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/house-chaplain-paul-ryan-patrick-conroy-gerry-connolly_us_5aea186de4b00f70f0eeb8a6


Guess Ryan's personal Ayn Randian form of 'Catholicism' isn't going over so well in this episode, at least.