The US Catholic Church is more diverse and more divided than it was in JFK's time. Biden could offer an opportunity for the church to move beyond so-called "culture war" issues.
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In the 2016 election, Donald Trump won 60% of the American Catholic vote. This year, it will be difficult for him to obtain a similar score, and that could have immense consequences.
Though often seen as socially conservative, the Catholic church has a strong progressive strain that can be traced back 50 years to Latin America's liberation struggles.
While many American Catholics believe demons and exorcism to be part of a distant past, an expert explains how beliefs that sexual desires could be part of demonic temptation still persist.
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Professor of Religion, University of Florida
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Professor of Religion, Wesleyan University
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Blandine Chelini-Pont is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professeur des Universités en histoire contemporaine, Aix-Marseille Université (AMU)
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Founding Dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
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Associate Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
