Now that Cardinal Francis George has compared the gay rights movement to the Ku Klux Klan because its parade route passes a church, it’s important to understand the Klan he’s talking about and put into context how he's using his position in the church to try and bully a politician.
George's comments attempted to illustrate a time in American history when the Catholic church was feared by American voters weary of the power the Pope might wield in shaping the country.
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