Bachmann’s former church explains antipapal view
The Lutheran denomination that GOP presidential candidate Rep.
Michele Bachmann quit in June has sought to explain its belief that the
papacy is the Antichrist after reports questioned whether Bachmann is
anti-Catholic.
Six days before Bachmann officially launched her
presidential campaign, the Minnesota Republican and her family made a
verbal request to leave Salem Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minnesota,
which is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
(WELS).
Synod spokesman Joel Hochmuth said July 14 that the
Bachmanns had been members of Salem Lutheran for more than a decade but
had not attended the church for at least two years. The family did not
request a transfer to another congregation, he said.
