BRIEFING: "Newt's Conversion: The former Speaker finds a new home in the Catholic Church," by Amy Sullivan, Time, 24 August 2009.

When asked about the Pope's latest encyclical, Newt admitted that he hadn't read it, but had scanned parts. His judgment? "Largely correct."

Doesn't that sound like an American Catholic?

Yup, the Pope is mostly right, based on what little I read.