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Vance’s New Memoir Challenges Catholic Doctrine, Courts Evangelicals

6/20/2026

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Senator J. D. Vance published his memoir Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith on June 16, 2026.
He writes in a detached tone, calling Catholic confession mortifying, the Eucharist’s change strange, and the Ave Maria a prayer to a dead person.
The vague treatment of Catholic doctrine may be intended to reassure his evangelical audience while he stays aligned with the MAGA base.

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Story summary

Senator J. D. Vance published his memoir Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith on June 16, 2026.
He writes in a detached tone, calling Catholic confession mortifying, the Eucharist’s change strange, and the Ave Maria a prayer to a dead person.
The vague treatment of Catholic doctrine may be intended to reassure his evangelical audience while he stays aligned with the MAGA base.