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Who’s worse?
In an article for his diocesan newsletter entitled “Some personal thoughts on the months ahead”, Archbishop Charles Chaput admitted that he is stumped on how to vote in the US presidential election.
Archbishop Chaput criticised the vice-presidential nominations – who both proclaim to be Catholic – for “publicly ignoring or inventing the content of their Catholic faith as they go along”.
The archbishop said that both Trump and Clinton had “astonishing flaws”. Pointing to their overwhelming wealth, he said: “Neither major candidate lives anywhere near the solar system where most Americans live, work and raise families. Nonetheless, we’re asked to trust them.”
