The Catholic Church in America—once an ally of workers and their unions—grew deferential to big money in recent decades. Now, prompted by the Pope, a new generation of labor priests and bishops is trying to change that.
John Gehring
John Gehring is Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life Action. He is the author of The Francis Effect: A Radical Pope’s Challenge to the American Catholic Church. Follow him on Twitter @gehringdc
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