John Hagee, the controversial evangelical pastor who endorsed John McCain, will issue a letter of apology to Catholics today for inflammatory remarks he has made, including accusing the Roman Catholic Church of supporting Adolf Hitler and calling it “The Great Whore.” (See a copy of the letter PDF.)
“Out of a desire to advance greater unity among Catholics and Evangelicals in promoting the common good, I want to express my deep regret for any comments that Catholics have found hurtful,” Hagee wrote, according to an advanced copy of the letter reviewed by Washington Wire. “After engaging in constructive dialogue with Catholic friends and leaders, I now have an improved understanding of the Catholic Church, its relation to the Jewish faith, and the history of anti-Catholicism.”
In the letter, addressed to Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League and one of Hagee’s biggest critics, Hagee pledges “a greater level of compassion and respect for my Catholic brothers and sisters in Christ.”
Hagee met with 22 Catholic leaders in Washington on Friday to apologize for his comments, according to a source familiar with the meeting. Despite the McCain’s condemnation of Hagee’s anti-Catholic remarks, the campaign had no role in that meeting or Tuesday’s apology, according to the source who said it was something Hagee did because he felt it was necessary.
Donohue is expected to release a letter in response today, accepting Hagee’s apology. The Catholic leader slammed both Hagee and McCain in February, releasing a statement titled “McCain Embraces Bigot.”
“For the past few decades, [Hagee] has waged an unrelenting war against the Catholic Church,” Donohue wrote then. The Catholic League also compiled a bullet-point list on things they object to about Hagee titled “Veteran Bigot.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/05/13/mccain-backer-john-hagee-apologizes-to-catholics/
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Hagee is doing his best to suck up but I noticed the Media isn't reporting. Now when Rev. Wright told his truth all hell broke out so much so that Obama had to drop his twenty year friendship with Rev. Wright. Now what's truly sad is history. We all wish we could change the pass but we can't. The Catholic Church has to live with the years of the Medici Family The family produced three popes (Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI) and many before them and after committed unspeakable crimes in the name of God. Many churches broke away from the Roman Catholic Church for good and bad reasons. What's sad is that God created man/woman and what a mess we have made while using His name.
Hagee formed his church to join up with Isreal and use the old testament to get the Palestinian land. God gave Isreal the chosen people land during the time of Moses. What did the Jewish people do? They gave it away and moved to other countries to get rich. The few Jewish people that stayed lived in peace with their brother Palestinians. 60 years ago greed took over and those who left came back as if nothing happen. Now Hagee is only in it for the money as he preaches. If the Satan worshippers will leave the Jewish people and the Palestinians alone they would be fine. Look Ishmael and Isaac were brothers and loved each other one would hope their off spring could do the same.
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