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For media, Kaine a “Pope Francis” Catholic

Journalists need to understand that Kaine has critics on the Catholic left, as well as the right. It is clear that one of the slogans of the Clinton-Kaine campaign will be his status as a “Pope Francis Catholic,” meaning a Catholic in tune with the Francis “tone” in news coverage, as opposed to the full content of the pope’s writings and sermons. [1]