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Bittersweet Endorsement?

Posted by Mike Gehrke on February 29, 2008 at 11:41 AM

McCain picks up support of Texas preacher who has some choice words for the Catholic Church:

John McCain proudly touted picking up the support of Texas preacher John Hagee at a town hall meeting this morning in Houston.

But Hagee's endorsement doesn't come free. He's said some derogatory things about Catholicism in the past.

So naturally William Donahue, outspoken head of the conservative Catholic League issued a scathing press release today, calling on McCain to disavow Hagee's backing.

Donahue notes Hagee has called the Catholic church "‘The Great Whore,’ an ‘apostate church,’ the ‘anti-Christ,’ and a ‘false cult system.’

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