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On the recordJuly 30, 2003
I think of the young mother, struggling to raise her children in what is a challenging culture. She raises them to be good citizens and good Catholics. What should this mother tell her children? ``Sorry, in order to serve our government, you will have to shed your Catholic beliefs.'' Putting Catholics in this position is shameful and not a proper measure of our great land?
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing concerns about the treatment of Catholics in government service.

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