Hint: He's a Catholic and a Socialist.

Some Catholics have turned their sights to other issues—euthanasia, death penalty—that are part of the church’s pro-life agenda.

"I have been for the Hyde Amendment,” Kaine told CNN on Friday. “And I have not changed my position on that.”

What is at stake is a significant increase in the already distressingly high number of abortions.

The debate over the amendment continues to divide Democrats.

“What kind of relationship is the Democratic Party going to form with people of faith and faith communities?"