Photo by Erika Kirk
Charlie Kirk was not only an Evangelical Christian who wanted to be remembered for courageously defending the faith but was also someone beloved by many Catholics.
On the “The Iced Coffee Hour” on June 29, host Jack Selby asked him what he would want people to remember him for after death, and Kirk responded, “I want to be remembered for courage for my faith. That would be the most important thing. The most important thing is my faith.”
Kirk was also intending to speak on Bishop Barron’s podcast, as CatholicVote previously reported. Kirk was “a passionate Christian,” according to Bishop Barron.
Recently, Kirk called for evangelicals to increase their devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, calling her the antidote to “toxic feminism.”
“We don’t talk about her enough. We don’t venerate her enough,” Kirk said. “Mary was clearly important to early Christians.”
Alex Jones, the CEO and co-founder of the Catholic prayer app Hallow, also mourned Kirk’s death. He said that Kirk had recently approached him and told him that he prayed with the app.
“Was so kind to me,” Jones wrote. “A brother in Christ.”
Kirk also celebrated the return of young men to church, including Catholic and Orthodox churches, in an interview with Tucker Carlson.
Kirk’s wife, Erika, was raised in a Catholic family, according to Arizona Foothills Magazine. Some X accounts have reported that Kirk had recently begun attending Mass at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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