A Democratic state representative candidate in Colorado’s June 30 primary who supports abortion is receiving support from a funding organisation that runs advertisements featuring images and recordings of Pope Leo XIV – a move critics say misleadingly implies ecclesial and papal support.
Manny Rutinel, who is seeking the nomination for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, is the beneficiary of a Super PAC advertisement that features footage of the Holy Father reading from his recent encyclical on artificial intelligence. The Colorado Catholic Conference has said that neither it nor the Vatican endorses any candidate, while highlighting Mr Rutinel’s legislative record on abortion.
