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(RNS) With Mitt Romney on the verge of becoming the first Mormon to head a major party presidential ticket, is it as pivotal as John F. Kennedy's win as the first Catholic president? Or is he more like Al Smith? By David Gibson.
Topics:
Politics,
Election
Beliefs:
Christian - Catholic, Mormon
Tags:
al smith, joseph smith, matthew bowman, mitt romney, mormonism, richard l. bushman, richard ostling
David Gibson is an award-winning religion journalist, author and filmmaker. He writes for RNS and until recently covered the religion beat for AOL's Politics Daily. He blogs at Commonweal magazine, and has written two books on Catholic topics, the latest a biography of Pope Benedict XVI.
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