Posted on 11/03/2010 9:03:36 AM PDT by marshmallow
I assumed until this morning that Marco Rubio, the pro-life new senator-elect from Florida, was a Catholic. That’s because I kept reading in articles that he was “a conservative Roman Catholic”. Then I came across this curious article from Politics Daily which (without apparently realising that it is doing so) reveals that he has abandoned the faith of his Cuban parents:
What is Marco Rubio’s religion?
Rubio is a Roman Catholic.
Where does Marco Rubio worship?
Though he is Catholic, Rubio belongs to the Christ Fellowship nondenominational Church in West Kendall, Fla., where he has attended for the last six years.
Was Marco Rubio born Roman Catholic, or did he convert?
Rubio was born Roman Catholic.
What has Marco Rubio said about the Roman Catholic Church?
When asked about how his faith has sustained him, Rubio said that he derives his family’s strength from faith. “If you get the personal part of your life wrong, nothing else makes sense,” he said, adding that his most important job is father and husband, and “I try to get that right, … and certainly that comes from our faith.” As a Catholic potential senator, he has expressed a possible division (as well as an inference that his Christianity informs his morality): “For those who have the Christian faith and are in politics, there is a constant struggle between a desire to do what is right and how that sometimes may not coincide with what is popular,” he said. “I hope that, more often than not, I make the right choice.”
All very confusing: the author of the piece seems to think that attending Christ Fellowship Church is compatible with Catholicism. It is not. The congregation believes the following about the Eucharist:
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.telegraph.co.uk ...
But was he a witch?
What data are you basing your statement on?
It depends on how you define "real conservative." Of the following Republican Catholic politicians/leaders, who aren't "real conservatives," in your opinion?
Bobby Jindal
Pat Toomey
Susana Martinez
John Roberts
Sam Alito
Antonin Scalia
Kelly Ayotte
Thaddeus McCotter
Bob McDonnell
Ken Cuccinelli
his beliefs are his own...nobodys biz. Period
So be open about it.
The issue is not his faith or who votes for whom.
It's a question of being up front about who you are.
I’m more concerned with the way people (ie:media here), label any Christian group or church that is not Catholic, Protestant. The story says it’s a non-denominational church, but that doesn’t mean they align themselves with Lutheran doctrine and teachings. For example... Baptist (while they are a denomination that was around during the reformation), do not consider themselves Protestant’s. I would think many non-denom’s have similar views on that.
No biggie really, it’s just always been a pet peeve of mine...lol.
who cares?
this Catholic versus Protestant fight here pushed by a few zealots plays into stereotypes
he’s NOT a Catholic if he isn’t a practicing one.
That may be so, but it appears he is more faithful to Christ's teaching than several politicians who are "practicing Catholics".
You forgot Clarance Thomas
Perhaps his wife is not Catholic and he is attending her church.
By the way, what the heck does THIS matter?
That's exactly the issue. It was an election, remember? And now what's relevant is how he votes as Senator.
is compatible with Catholicism. It is not. The congregation believes the following about the Eucharist:
"Our Beliefs". The Trinity is described, to my ears, somewhat oddly. "The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being."
I suspect someone is being sloppy. Ahhh, here we go:
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.
Baptism spoken of in terms of a "symbolic act of obedience" is typical of that sort of church.
As to whether the man is a Roman Catholic, I'd say he's not.
My son is studying to be an Angican Priest. He attends worship at a Catholic Church on Saturday evenings, works at his job at a Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, hangs out with his Orthodox friends, and takes his sister to her penecostal church, and when he’s in town, goes with us to our non-dem Protestant church. He was raised Baptist.
Through it all, he loves and worships Jesus Christ, the centerpiece of all those Churches.
The truth about what he is??? He’s a Christian. Nuff said.
“Most Catholics vote for baby killing Democrats anyway because they want their politicians to steal as much as possible to spread around the wealth.”
As a Catholic, it is a concern: we don’t need any more Pelosi/Biden types in government. W and his WASPs were more “Catholic” (in faith) than the “Catholics” (in name) they beat. I’m glad Rubio isn’t Catholic.
Great point!
Conversely, I suppose all those Evangelical Christians who fought the Harriet Miers nomination and supported Alito shouldn't have done that.
Not all Protestants view the Lord’s Supper as merely symbolic. Luther did not.
Aren't you the folks who say if your baptized a RC you are always a RC?
I'm sure it was marvelous and I'm sure he'll be a better politician than many self-identifying "Catholics" who are currently in Washington.
I don't have a problem with a man saying "I was brought up Catholic but I now attend a Pentecostal Church".
Politicians have a problem saying that, though.
Especially in a state like Florida.
I don’t think that was her point, given what she followed it with.
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