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Pope Francis Turning Into a Headache for Catholic Presidential Hopefuls

posted on January 28, 2015

At Bloomberg Politics, David Knowles reports that the progressive Pope Francis presents problems for conservative U.S. Catholics Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum, and Jeb Bush, all likely candidates for the Republican presidential nomination. While the probable contenders have begun talking seriously about income inequality, famously condemned in Francis’ 2013 critique of free-market capitalism, they have shown less accord with his statements on family planning, Cuban relations, and especially climate change.

Read at Bloomberg Politics