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Pope's Visit Brings Focus To Tenuous Intersection Of Faith And Politics

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Published October 4, 2015 at 5:12 PM EDT

Many Americans are reassessing Pope Francis' triumphant U.S. tour because of his meeting with Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis. Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a lifelong Catholic, shares his perspective and talks more faith and politics with host Michel Martin.

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