Podesta wanted "Catholic Spring"
He wanted a piece of the Catholic Church's action..
A February 2012 email exchange involving Podesta concerned the religious freedom controversy over a new federal rule that required employers to cover sterilizations and contraceptives, including abortifacient drugs, even if doing so would violate their religious beliefs.
Podesta’s interlocutor, progressive leader Sandy Newman, noted Catholic bishops’ outspokenness and discussed the possibilities of a “Catholic Spring,” similar to Arab protests, to lead Catholics to demand “the end of a middle ages dictatorship and the beginning of a little democracy and respect for gender equality in the Catholic church.” Newman wondered how one would plant “the seeds of revolution.”
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