As in governor of New Jersey. As in “Catholic.” Described here.

McGreevey’s Catholic faith is an integral part of his political identity and he is not shy about letting people know it. Yet refer to him as a Catholic politician and McGreevey shakes his head as if he doesn’t appreciate the term. The response is hardly surprising.

McGreevey’s politics and the politics of the Catholic Church don’t always follow the same path. Right now, it would seem the two could not be further apart.

Last Sunday, McGreevey signed a bill that made New Jersey just the second state to promote stem-cell research. He is expected to sign a bill Monday that provides benefits to same-sex couples. And McGreevey supports needle-exchange programs based in a hospital setting.

….”We all reflect on our respective faith traditions and family values and upbringing and we struggle and we search in our hearts to do what is morally right, what is morally compassionate, what is morally decent,” McGreevey said. “For me, Christ’s great courage was his compassion and decency.”