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Ben Pollara: Draft the Pope, my wild ride

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Steve Schale’s recent Context Florida piece on his whirlwind experience with the Draft Biden movement inspired me to write my own, similar piece. This is obviously satire, and I expect my colleague Steve to take it with his usual good sense of humor. – Ben  For me, it started when I first saw the plumes of white smoke rise from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. I’m not a religious guy, but I come from Italian Catholic stock and so…

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Sister Anne Dougherty to be Kathy Castor’s guest to see Pope Francis address in Washington

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When Pope Francis comes to the United States next month for six days, one of his biggest appearances will be when he addresses a joint meeting of Congress, becoming the first pontiff to address both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Members of Congress all have a “plus one” to view the pope’s address in the gallery, and Tampa Bay area U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced today that she has chosen Sister Anne Dougherty to be her guest on September 23. “I thought I’d…

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