McCain was "very
honored" when he received the endorsement of Pastor John Hagee. Who wouldn't be psyched to get the support of someone who said homosexuals caused Katrina, calls the Catholic Church "The
Great Whore," and compares the two-state solution to Nazis?
Hagee
was quick to pin Katrina on the homosexuals and sinners of New Orleans.
Speaking on God's behalf, Hagee explained "when you violate God's will
long enough, the
judgment of God comes to you. Katrina is an act of God for a society
that is
becoming Sodom and Gomorrah reborn." And he stuck to his story, reiterating his belief that "the Hurricane Katrina
was, in fact, the judgment of God against the city of New Orleans."
Mccain has been less unwavering and more bi-curious, saying that it
was "probably a mistake" to solicit Hagee's endorsement and stating
that he is "glad to have" it.
Now it looks like some of McCain's wishywashyness may have rubbed off on Haggee, who last week announced "As a believing Christian, I see the hand of God in everything that
happens here on earth, both the blessings and the curses.... But
ultimately neither I nor any other person can know the mind of God
concerning Hurricane Katrina."
This
has been hailed as a "retraction" and "repudiation" of Hagee's Katrina
comments. It seems more like an adjustment. It's not that Hagee is
retracting the idea that God could, should and would meteorologically
punish homosexual sinners. It's just that Hagee doesn't know for sure if that's what
was motivating God and he doesn't want to be presumptuous. After all,
there are a lot of Catholics in New Orleans. So Katrina could been God's wrath towards the "false cult."
previously: Reverend Jeremiah Wright: On Our To-Do List, Minor Detail About Reverend Wright's 9/11 Sermon: He Didn't Say It! ,Top 10 Outrageous Quotes From McCain's Spiritual Advisers
