Thread by @loonyberg

Is it merely coincidence that all three priests, McCloskey, Rossi, Bransfield, credited with converting Newt Gingrich to Catholicism have been recently revealed to be sexual predators? Wat say Ming? @MingGao26 @ninaandtito @ericgarland

“Year by year, I was drawn in by the work of rectors Msgr. Michael Bransfield and Msgr. Walter Rossi”
m.ncregister.com/blog/tim-drake…

“McCloskey was previously known for having helped convert a number of people to Catholicism, including Newt Gingrich, Sam Brownback, Lawrence Kudlow, & Dr. Bernard Nathanson” en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._John_M…

Of Rossi, Newt said in ’09 “Msgr. Rossi and I got into conversations about the crisis of our civilization.” Rossi today: Abp. Viganò names DC National Shrine rector Msgr. Rossi as homosexual predator google.com/amp/s/www.life…

While bashing Hillary when in Wheeling in ‘16 , Newt said of Bransfield regarding Callista, “He was in many ways her mentor when she was a young singer, and we’re very fond of him” & “We try to do whatever he asks, which he as a bishop finds appropriate.” wvpress.org/copydesk/insig…

Shocking how close Newt and his ambassador to the Vatican wife were to a corrupt priest. Not. ncronline.org/news/accountab…

Finally, McCloskey, Opus Dei converter to the GOP stars. What’s become of this Gingrich buddy? By the way, McCloskey got his big start at the same DC institution that Leonard Leo, Bill Barr and Pat Cipollone connect to as board members. Oh, the webs... patheos.com/blogs/chaosand…