“He hasn’t reneged on Catholicism entirely. Pope Francis he thinks impressive: “A remarkable guy. A breath of fresh air.” Catholic social teaching is still in his head, along with the “golden rule” every boy was taught at Xavier: “It was at the heart of the Jesuit call to be a ‘man for others.’ And I have spent my working life, both representing workers and as parliamentarian, trying to measure up to this standard of compassion and empathy.”
