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Republicans and Democrats alike have love-hate relationship with Pope Francis

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imageObama and Pope Francis at the White House, September 23 2015. Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS

The visit of Pope Francis to Capitol Hill this week promises to be good theater. It also will lay bare some of the polarities of the political system in the United States.

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