<p>Jacob Mattia, left, holds a photo of Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum as Dale Price, right, takes photos as Santourm speaks at a Tea Party rally Saturday in St. Clair Shores, Mich.</p>
February 26, 2012
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February 26, 2012 8 p.m.
The common cause
Santorum benefits from mistaken religious identity
Rick Santorum's political good fortune in the Republican presidential primaries has come about in large part because of his appeal to evangelicals. A Roman Catholic, he is a beneficiary of more than two decades of cooperation between conservative Protestants and Catholics who set aside theological differences for the common cause of the culture war.