Friday, December 27, 2013

The Francis Factor: Pope’s econ ideas startle GOP - POLITICO.com - For years, Catholic leaders’ staunch and very public opposition to abortion, gay marriage and the contraception-related provisions of Obamacare made them natural allies for the GOP. But Francis has scrambled the equation by de-emphasizing hot-button social issues, warning against unchecked capitalism and pushing a populist message at odds with the core of the anti-spending, anti-big government Republican Party.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/pope-francis-catholic-church-republicans-gop-economics-101522.html?ml=po_r


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