Marco Rubio may lean on a complicated Catholicism when he meets with the pope
Secretary of State Marco Rubio smiles at reporters as he arrives to speak to the media in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
(RNS) — Although he has said that, as a Catholic, he supports "100%" the teaching authority of the church, Rubio has also said the pope only has authority on some topics.