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Commentary on Commonweal

Posted by Tom McFeely

Monday, November 03, 2008 10:45 PM

Obama's 'Catholic' roots? (Reuters)

This post on Commonweal magazine’s blog is representative of a peculiar argument that has circulated widely this election cycle.

The argument: That Barack Obama is the most “Catholic” candidate in the presidential race.

Commonweal blogger David Gibson situates his version of this argument in the context of last month’s Al Smith Dinner, the New York archdiocesan fundraiser named in honor... READ MORE

Permalink Filed under barack obama, commonweal, liberation theology, politics

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