During the past year, the Obama
administration strongly considered ending diplomatic relations with the Vatican
as it pondered whether it should appoint a new envoy to the Holy See, Newsmax
has learned.
The recent Obama nomination and Senate confirmation on August 1 of Ken Hackett as the new U.S. Ambassador has ended internal Obama administration debate on the matter.
The recent Obama nomination and Senate confirmation on August 1 of Ken Hackett as the new U.S. Ambassador has ended internal Obama administration debate on the matter.
"I have heard the rumors and I
believe them to be true," Jim Nicholson, former U.S Ambassador to the
Vatican under President George W. Bush, told Newsmax. "It wouldn't
surprise me in the least if the Obama White House seriously discussed
downgrading U.S. diplomatic relations with the Holy See, given the devalued
view they clearly hold this relationship in."
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"This administration does not
want a strong Catholic Church, nor a strong relationship with it, as it sees
the Church as an obstacle to its liberal social agenda," Nicholson said.
The Obama administration has been in
conflict with the Roman Catholic Church on a host of issues ranging from
Obamacare's contraceptive requirements for Catholic hospitals to the
administration's strong stance in favor of abortion rights.
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