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by Terry Sanderson
Huffington Post<\/p>\n

It\u2019s happening all around the world. An increasingly politicised Catholic Church is manufacturing confrontations with governments in an effort to increase its influence and revitalise its dwindling flocks.<\/p>\n

It is clear from what the Pope has been saying over the past five years that he intends to return Catholicism to what he sees as its rightful place in the heart of Government. <\/p>\n

In America, a confrontation with the Obama administration over contraception coincided with the Republican presidential candidate race. Two of the presidential candidates are Catholic and they made full use of the opportunity to present the Obama\u2019 health insurance policy as \u201ca war on religion\u201d. They were playing to the religious right\u2019s gallery, making it one hell of a bruising battle.<\/p>\n

In Britain, a similar tactic is being played out over gay marriage. The Catholic Church has alighted on this issue as its means of challenging the Government, flexing its muscles and attempting to pressurise a change of direction.
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