This is more complicated than Francis knows, since some of the neoplatonic foolishness in the Church’s sexual morality (and Augustine’s) was grafted from Roman culture, not Christ, and is insisted upon by our modern day sceplchres, who have no love for those who they would moralize for.

Generic ballot polling is good for the Senate, not so for the gerrymandered House. Rallying the pro-choice troops won’t help, but showing the pro-life movement has no game could be the knock-out blow.

The base still thinks that Trump is a strong leader, read authoritarian, and so do some in Congress. They can related to Trump’s unpolished style, even if the rest of us find him a moron.