Trump, Catholic and some bishops
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Twelve bishops came to pray with Trump. Some left regretting the photograph. The president, meanwhile, knows what an image is worth.
Several Catholic leaders are distancing themselves from the White House in the lead up to the midterms, after an administration official posted a video of them praying over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Two bishops in the photo have apologized in public statements, one suggesting the White House took advantage of the religious leaders.
After Denver’s top Catholic cleric led a prayer over President Donald Trump in the White House last week, he said he didn’t intend for his participation to be an endorsement of the president.
