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Kennedy's presidency a milestone for suburban Catholics | |
November 17, 2013 Admiration for John F. Kennedy was widespread among suburban Catholics in the 1960s. As the nation's first and only Roman Catholic president, Kennedy signified a new era for the religion, whose followers had faced discrimination in the country's past. Yet many realize the sadness they felt when he died wasn't due to their shared faith. It was because they lost the nation's Commander In Chief. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20131117/news/711179902/ |