In a statement, the Catholic Herald’s managing director Andy Leisinger defended the talks with Bannon.

“The Herald meeting in DC with Steve Bannon was part of a wide range of meetings set up with American Catholics from both liberal and conservative backgrounds to gather intelligence for our forthcoming list of top US Catholic Politicos,” Leisinger said. “This will include influential Catholic politicians from left and right, such as liberal House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. We have spoken to dozens of prominent politicos including non-Catholics. This list is being published in January.”
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