Byline: Religious News Service
The normally noncontroversial post of chaplain to the House of Representatives has become decidedly controversial. Catholics say a priest who appeared the front-runner for the post did not get the job simply because he is Roman Catholic.
An 18-member House committee screened almost 50 candidates for the job, which has become vacant with the retirement of the Rev. James Ford, a Lutheran who held the post for 21 years. In secret balloting, the committee named its three top contenders -- the first being the Rev. Timothy J. O'Brien, a Catholic priest and Marquette University political science professor.
However, House …
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