• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / News / Ryan says House chaplain fired over ‘pastoral services’

Ryan says House chaplain fired over ‘pastoral services’

May 1, 2018 By Bob Hague

There’s still not a lot of clarity regarding the resignation of House chaplain Patrick J. Conroy. Speaker Paul Ryan was asked about it at an event in Milwaukee on Monday. “This is not about politics or prayers, it was about pastoral services,” Ryan said during an interview at The Weekly Standard’s Midwest Conservative Summit. “A number of our members felt the pastoral services were not being adequately served, or offered.”

Ryan, the Janesville Republican representing Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, didn’t elaborate. Also on Monday, 2nd District Congressman Mark Pocan, a Democrat, said members want to know more about what he called a “bizarre” situation.

“We just want information about why. If there’s a different, legitimate reason, put it on the table,” Pocan said, adding that Ryan has been “avoiding this conversation.” Some Republicans were reportedly irked, by a prayer that the Jesuit priest offered prior to debate on the GOP tax cuts.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt



Featured Stories

Pro-life groups condemn Kahl lawsuit to overturn 1849 abortion ban

Wisconsin politicians react as SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade

Republicans gavel in and out of special session to overturn Wisconsin’s abortion law

Juneteenth flag raised at Wisconsin Capitol

Gableman invokes 5th amendment, elections probe found in contempt in open records case

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Giannis breaks franchise scoring record, Bucks beat Nets in OT

Wisconsin’s Davis declares for NBA Draft

Badgers to face Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

Williams likely out for the season with broken hand

Packers releasing TE Jace Sternberger

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2022 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC