Many times the public are skeptical about voting for someone that is Catholic. I still remember learning that the very first Catholic president that got elected was John F. Kennedy. I remember thinking "wow I can not believe that it took so long for a Catholic person to get elected" since I myself am Catholic. I use to wonder why this was. Then I remember a teacher telling me later on that it has to do a lot with the Pope. Apparently many people believe that the Pope will somehow control the White House through the President, if a Catholic president was to be elected- mostly because the Pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and often times Catholic people will listen to the Pope. For this reason a lot of people are afraid to vote for Catholics, but as time progresses things are starting to change and more Catholics are being elected.
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