irr.org/mit/neuhaus.html - Article by the late Fr.Richard Neuhaus , on Mormonism ; he concludes that it comes closest to Islam .
While we focus on Gingrch’s hopefully forgiven past and adulteours affairs , are we getting diverted , to see that we are dealing with , in a candidate who subsribes to the belief that all Christians , esp. Catholics , are of the whore of Babylon !
Media at times commented about the lack of warmth in both Romney and Huntsman ; is it that hard to find where such an attitude could be coming from !
Their high positions in LDS is known and accpeted and thus , the belief system that they might be subscribing to as well .( True , we have the example such as of Nicodemeus , members of Pharisees who still believed in Jesus ; thus, there too , only The Lord would know the deepest areas of their hearts .)
Gingrich , by some sad quirk of destiny , had fallen for whatever complex state a teen might be in , whose father had left him and his mother ,while Gingrich was a newborn !
We can see the effect of that 'familial bondage ’ again , in his next relationship - of wanting to run , when faced with responsibilties !
Even the breakup with Marianne , the second wife - true, there can be enough blame
( would be good to find out if other factors that usually lead to marial breakups - contraceptive and use of any artificial means ) played a part too ! )
Was it by some hand of Providence that brought Callista , to his life , to help him to heal , finding what he needed finally -even if that too was through tortous paths , like that of the Israelits , wandering in the desert .
Seeing an 80 + Holy Father , persevering in the care of The Churh , in the midst of all that he has to face - could that have been a moment of reckoning - an identification with God and Father who does not leave us , in the midst of human failures !
Could he thus be waning to do his share , to make up for past mistakes too - such as , along with other good proposals, may be planning to implement aggressive measures, to prevent assaults in jails , the military etc :
In these days of easily available video monitoring measures , like done in Israeli controlled areas of Jerusalem, that could bring jobs and sense of security as well as accounatbilty , that 'there is someone who cares and watches over ’ ; might even help to instill the supernatural sense of being in watchful presence too !
As to the candidates who have primary responsibilties towards their young families , we may not fathom what it is that moves them ; yet , one has to wonder if that is an example of real profamily values or are there elements of escapism or other ambitions that make them loose focus on primary roles !
And too , ours is possibly a nation that need interpersonal forgiveness at massive levels and like the episodes in Old Testament , read again and again , not with an enemy induced accusatory spirit , but to bring to awarenss potentials of human failures and God’s mercy , hope that all these narratives would move the nation, to a sense of asking for and recieving merciful forgiveness , in many areas and if such is the case , then all the drama may not be just a waste of time !
Hope it would only help to make many realise how much our leaders need prayers and to help fathers who minimise their roles , to take in what the far fetched effects can be !
May God’s mercy be there , for our generations past too , to set us free from effects of failures - may His infinite merits , as God incarnate , bring us the freedom , from the claims of the enemy !
