Rep. Paul Ryan

Editor's note: The following is a transcript of Wisconsin Congressman Rep. Paul Ryan's prepared remarks Wednesday night as he accepted the vice presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

(Editor's note: This blog first appeared in the National Catholic Register.)


The Catholic Church offers a rich overview of its thought, summarized in the Compendium of Social Doctrine, to guide Catholics in bringing truth to society's problems. In his introduction, Cardinal Renato Martino, then president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, wrote, “This area belongs in a particular way” to those lay faithful who are active “in the social sector.”

Americans have a choice to make. A choice that's going to determine our country's future.