Coal industry provides Congressional Republicans with some handy anti-pope talking points

Coal industry provides Congressional Republicans with some handy anti-pope talking points

"Coal lobbyists aren’t the only ones throwing shade at the pope: in the New York Times, Michael McKenna, “a Republican energy lobbyist and political consultant who described himself as a conservative Catholic,” reassured himself that “this guy is not in sync with the American Catholic Church.” Yet, as reporter Coral Davenport was quick to point out, 86 percent of American Catholics say they view the pope favorably — and their opinions about climate change are broadly in line with the rest of the country’s."