It is a matter of debate whether JD Vance, the self-described geriatric millennial, is the first Catholic vice-president of the United States. He is the third if you, as the Church would, include Mike Pence, who was raised Catholic and even served as a Catholic youth minister, but later abandoned the faith in favour of Evangelicalism. He is the second if you only include Joe Biden, whose open support for positions contrary to the Catholic faith has led some to question his Catholicity. He is the first if you exclude the previous two on grounds of practice and morals.