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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

shrike

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3. The church itself isn't supporting Trump

Reply to Fortinbras Armstrong (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 3, 2017, 04:01 PM

Jan 2017

I am confident Pope Francis does not.

Fifty two percent of Catholics, mostly white, supported Trump whlle forty-five percent didn't.

I think we get caught up so much in the American church we forget there's a whole world out there -- and some news of it is very encouraging, frankly.

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Why I became a Catholic in spite of everything I heard [View all] rug Dec 2016 OP

Well, I am on the verge of leaving the Catholic Church. Fortinbras Armstrong Jan 2017 #1

There is nothing unique about the present state of the Church. rug Jan 2017 #2

The church itself isn't supporting Trump shrike Jan 2017 #3

"Francis is one of us." shrike Jan 2017 #4