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Salon:The Pope Francis revolution: Inside the catastrophic collapse of the Catholic right
http://www.salon.com/2015/01/18/the_pope_francis_revolution_inside_the_catastrophic_collapse_of_the_catholic_right/-snip-
For years they struck fear in the hearts of progressive Catholic candidates. They could, and did, help destroy presidential campaigns. The media took them seriously, reporting on their pronouncements as representative of a significant bloc of conservative Catholics. They were not legion; but they were powerful. They were the Christian rights smaller, more shadowy counterpart: the Catholic right wing.
But now, many of their leading spokesmenand they are almost all menhave been discredited within a stunningly short period. Former lights of the Catholic right like Bill Donohue and Cardinal Raymond Burke have seen their clout dissipate almost overnight. How did this happen and what does it mean for progressive Catholic candidates eyeing 2016?
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Salon:The Pope Francis revolution: Inside the catastrophic collapse of the Catholic right (Original Post)
LiberalElite
Jan 2015
OP
We're still stuck with Scalia and all the other Opus Dei freaks until they croak.
Arugula Latte
Jan 2015
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RandySF
(58,913 posts)1. I expect the pope will soon die "in his sleep".
summerschild
(725 posts)4. He's a good man. I worry about him.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)2. We're still stuck with Scalia and all the other Opus Dei freaks until they croak.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)3. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!