I couldn't believe my eyes when I read the statement made by John Hagee that he has "great respect for the Catholic Church" in the article called San Antonio televangelist responds to criticism of his McCain endorsement at http://www.statesman.com/search/content/region/legislature/stories/03/04/0304hagee.html How can he have great respect for the Catholic Church which promotes the false doctrine of purgatory which doesn't exist and praying to Mary when she is not the Father who art in heaven that the Lord Jesus told us to pray to.