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House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C.
A. James Rudin

Vice-presdential running mate to Mitt Romney in 2012, Paul Ryan currently holds court as a U.S. Congressman (R-WI) and chairman of the House Budget Committee. A practicing Catholic, Ryan has been criticized by some who say his political viewpoints don’t align with his faith. He responded to those accusations in a 2012 National Review Online article, saying “Liberals have accused me of not being a good Catholic. It’s important to try and elevate the tone of this dialogue to a more civil tone — discussing how we exercise prudential judgment as lay people in the Catholic Church in public life. I’m delighted to have the conversation.”

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