Paul Ryan Wants to Fire the House Chaplain. Why?

Paul Ryan Wants to Fire the House Chaplain. Why? 2024-11-18T15:03:51-07:00

 

Congressman Paul Ryan, photo source Flickr Creative Commons, commercial use allowed, by Tony Alter https://www.flickr.com/photos/78428166@N00/

Father Pat Conroy was the first Roman Catholic House Chaplain in history. He held the job for seven years prior to being asked to resign by Speaker Ryan. Evidently, he made the mistake of saying something negative about the massive tax cut bill Speaker Ryan pushed through the House, a statement which, Vox says was “perfectly in line with Catholic social teaching.” 


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