Senator Sam Brownback made the following statement regarding the concerns raised by the Catholic League about Senator John McCain's meeting with Pastor John Hagee of Texas:
 
"As a Catholic, I am keenly aware of the ugliness that all religious intolerance and anti-Catholicism pose in our society. Indeed, vestiges of religious intolerance remain on our political landscape and that is indeed a very unfortunate fact."
 
"I have always known John McCain to be a man that respects all people of faith and is an outspoken advocate for religious tolerance. Both John and I said in our respective campaigns last year that while America certainly does not have an official religion or religious litmus test, we should welcome outward expressions of faith in the public square."
 
"Let me be clear, John McCain would never do anything to insult any citizen on the basis of their religious beliefs. Most especially, he would never condone anti-Catholicism or even the slightest whiff of it. John is a great admirer of the Catholic Church and, to this end, chose Catholic schooling for his own children."
 
"To any citizens and fellow Catholics who might have been offended by Senator McCain's meeting with Pastor John Hagee, John McCain certainly never intended for that to happen and will take every measure to prevent any such inferences from being made in the future. While John McCain certainly cannot be expected to defend or espouse the views of every individual who has thrown their support to him, McCain completely repudiates any and all remaining elements of anti-Catholicism in America today."   
 

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