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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is the former lieutenant governor of Maryland and author of Failing America’s Faithful.

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June 21, 2021
Patrick Whelan, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Conservative Bishops’ Attack on Biden Is an Attack on the Majority of U.S. Catholics
The bishops’ shameful resolution to deny communion to the president is hypocritical and out of step with Catholic public opinion.

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