Asked whether differences in politics were a factor in his ouster, Father Conroy said: “I do not want to politicize this. Father Conroy said he did not ask Mr. Ryan why he was asked to resign, and he does not plan to contest his departure. “We believe that, absent such details, questions will inevitably arise about the politicization of the process for hiring and dismissing a House chaplain,” the letter says. “Not revealing such details could also risk resurrecting prior questions of religious bias.”“Pat is a fairly popular figure in the House,” Mr. Connolly said. “That is the gratifying part.”Father Conroy said that he had thoroughly enjoyed being the House chaplain, and that he had not politicized his work.

Source: New York Times April 27, 2018 01:18 UTC