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A decision by New York Cardinal Timiothy Dolan to not only allow Donald Trump to speak at the annual Al Smith dinner in New York City, but also to pose for photographs with him brought down the holy wrath of a noted New York Times columnist. In her column published on Saturday, Maureen Dowd noted her own Catholic upbringing and chastised the cleric for providing legitimacy and cover for Trump at the benefit dinner for Catholic charities this week. With Dolan sitting next to Trump and his wife Melania during the dinner, and later posing with the couple as Trump raised his fist in triumph, Dowd …

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