Former US envoys to the Vatican endorse Jeb Bush
...as the Pope begins his first visit to the US, Governor Bush is honored to announce endorsements from three former Ambassadors to the Holy See: Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon, Oklahoma businessman Francis Rooney, and former VA Secretary and RNC Chairman James Nicholson. Together they will serve as National Co-Chairs of Catholics for Jeb.Governor Bush’s op-ed, "How my conversion to the Catholic faith changed my life” ahead of the Pope’s visit today.
See the story from Crux and statements from each of the former Ambassadors below.
Crux: Former US envoys to the Vatican endorse Jeb Bush
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Ambassador James Nicholson, also Former VA Secretary, RNC Chair:
“The Republican Party is a blessed with a really talented pool of presidential candidates this cycle, but for me one stands out among them all, and that is Jeb Bush.
Governor Bush is a proven conservative leader with a genuine and deeply held Catholic faith. His faith informs his commitment to protecting life, defending religious liberty, and ensuring that all Americans have opportunities to pursue the American Dream. America needs his leadership at this critical time, and I'm proud to endorse his candidacy.”
Ambassador Francis Rooney:
"I am thankful to support and endorse Governer Jeb Bush for president because he has a clear track record of conservative leadership grounded in firm, resolute principles. He has the breadth of understanding of the challenges we face as a nation right now to be able to lead effectively and protect our national interests in the world from the first day on the job.
Moreover, the governor has a deep and abiding faith and strong family values which guide him. As such, uniquely among the others, he has the character and resolve to turn our country away from several years of spending and regulatory strangulation and back toward a government which nurtures individual and economic freedom."
Ambassador Mary Ann Glendon:
"As an Independent voter and a Catholic, I admire the way Jeb holds together the two halves of the divided soul of the American project—his staunch defense of freedom and his sense of responsibility for the most vulnerable members of the human community. I’m honored to co-chair Catholics for Governor Bush with my fellow ambassadors Francis Rooney and Jim Nicholson."
