Try reading the works of Jonathan Edwards. If he and the other great Puritans were alive and preaching today, Jeffress would look very mild and temperate by comparison.
Sidenote for clarity: I’m a firm Protestant and layman in the Presbyterian Church in America(PCA) denomination. However, I have no problem with voting for a Roman Catholic individual who shares my political views and have done so in the past.
Our old church read a lot from Jonathan Edwards, so I’m well aware of the types of things he used to say.
And I share your perspective. As long as the person’s stances are broadly in line with my Catholic values, I’ll consider voting for him. The remarks of Pastor Jeffress may be ignorant, but Perry has already stated that he doesn’t agree with everything the man says. That’s enough for me.
But his stances on illegal immigration make it impossible for me to support him.
If I could find a Roman Catholic individual to vote for, who represents all of my political views (pro-life, pro-family, pro-capitalism, pro-borders, pro-free markets, pro-Constitution, pro-Bill of Rights, pro-gun, pro-limited government, pro-private property rights, pro-limited taxes, pro-national defense, pro-freedom, and-pro America), I'd have no problems too.