On Papal Popularity

On Papal Popularity

Nicholas Senz
 

A new poll shows that among Americans, Pope Francis remains very popular. The Holy Father has an 88 percent approval rating overall, and 68 percent approval among Catholics. Impressive numbers—certainly to be envied by most politicians in the US. But why inquire about the popularity of a religious figure to begin with? We know the […]

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Good Riddance to the Obamacare Birth Control Mandate

John M. Grondelski
 

President Trump’s welcome October 6 decision to roll back the Obama Administration’s trampling of conscience rights, which required employers to pay for abortifacients, in no time led to howls in the media and among Democrats about the “threat” to “contraceptives” and “birth control.” By the next day, my email contained an appeal from the Democratic […]

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