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Babe Ruth, Patron Saint Of Home Runs, Lived His Catholic Faith In The Spotlight
Babe Ruth, Patron Saint Of Home Runs, Lived His Catholic Faith In The Spotlight

(ANALYSIS) During Babe Ruth’s heyday, his fame didn’t only help baseball — but religion, too. Anti-Catholic sentiment was prevalent in the United States during Ruth’s era, and his proud demonstrations of his Catholic faith helped ameliorate that prejudice.

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