John McCain and Rev. John Hagee agreed to a mutual breakup Thursday, as McCain rejected the support of the controversial pastor and Hagee, likewise, withdrew his endorsement of the presumptive GOP nominee.

He later repudiated the support of Rod Parsley, an Ohio preacher who has sharply criticized Islam and called the religion inherently violent.

The split with Hagee comes nearly three months after the Texas preacher first endorsed McCain.

McCain gradually repudiated certain statements from Hagee -- including several perceived as anti-Catholic or anti-gay -- but he moved to reject Hagee's endorsement entirely after old comments Hagee made about the Nazis were published in a left-leaning blog.

"Obviously, I find these remarks and others deeply offensive and indefensible, and I repudiate them," McCain said in a statement Thursday. "I did not know of them before Reverend Hagee's endorsement, and I feel I must reject his endorsement as well."

McCain also used as a reference point the controversy surrounding fiery statements made by Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

"I have said I do not believe Senator Obama shares Reverend Wright's extreme views. But let me also be clear, Reverend Hagee was not and is not my pastor or spiritual adviser, and I did not attend his church for 20 years. I have denounced statements he made immediately upon learning of them, as I do again today. "

Hagee, leader of San Antonio's Cornerstone Church, is ardently pro-Israel and cited McCain's views toward Israel in his endorsement Feb. 27.

But the Huffington Post reported Wednesday that Hagee said in a late 1990s sermon that Adolph Hitler was sent to persecute the Jews on God's behalf, as a way to expedite the re-establishment of the Jewish state of Israel.

Later in Stockton, Calif., McCain told reporters: "I just think that the statement is crazy and unacceptable."

Hagee released a statement lamenting the way his sermons have been picked apart since he endorsed McCain. He said he was withdrawing his endorsement so McCain "may focus on the issues that are most important to America and the world." He said he would remove himself from any active role in the campaign.

"Ever since I endorsed John McCain for president, people seeking to attack Senator McCain have combed my records for statements they can use for political gain," Hagee said. "They have had no qualms about grossly misrepresenting my position on issues most near and dear to my heart if it serves their political ambitions."

Hagee recently made peace with prominent Catholic leaders after taking heat for years for remarks where he appeared to refer to the Catholic Church as the "great whore" and a "false cult system."

Hagee said those remarks were taken out of context and he did not intend to impugn the Catholic Church.

McCain had previously condemned those remarks, as well as Hagee's claim that Hurricane Katrina was punishment for the sinful behavior of New Orleans residents. Hagee later apologized for those remarks as well.

But even as Obama took criticism for his ties to the Rev. Wright, McCain until now had declined to reject Hagee's support, usually saying that accepting an endorsement does not mean accepting all views of the endorser.

He had also declined to reject Parsley's support, but shifted Thursday.

"I believe there is no place for that kind of dialogue in America, and I believe that even though he endorsed me, and I didn't endorse him, the fact is that I repudiate such talk, and I reject his endorsement," McCain said.

Click here to read the report about Hagee in The Huffington Post.

FOX News' Mosheh Oinounou and The Associated Press contributed to this report.