Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Nearly all U.S. presidents have been sworn into office with a hand on the Bible—usually a Protestant edition. However, our two Catholic presidents took a different path, both opting for Catholic Douay-Rheims Bibles. So, what’s the story here? Do Catholic politicians always go this route?

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