Bush leaves specifics of his faith to speculation
President is openly religious, but his true beliefs remain mystery By Alan Cooperman The Washington Post updated 5:20 a.m. PT, Thurs., Sept. 16, 2004 Before President Bush addressed a Knights of Columbus convention last month in Dallas, the audience of 2,500 conservative Catholics watched a documentary film about a woman who chose to die rather than end a pregnancy that threatened her life. Then the president gave a speech in which he called Pope John Paul II "a true hero of our time" and used the pope's phrase "culture of life" three times. When it was over, many in the audience were convinced that the president shared their view that abortion is murder and should be banned. "The 'culture of life' is a very important code word that will resonate with Catholics," said Carl A. Anderson, head of the 1.6 million-member Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Roman Catholic men's society. 2004 Elections: George W. Bush But Bush had not ac