Our founding fathers would be surprised

[novapsyche]

Sotomayor Would Be Sixth Catholic on Supreme Court

One of Scalia's sons is a priest. Roberts attended La Lumiere, a private Catholic prep school in La Porte, Ind., and his wife has been active in Feminists for Life.

Thomas, who once considered becoming a priest and briefly attended seminary, worshipped for many years at an Episcopal parish, then returned to the Catholic Church.

Justice Anthony Kennedy has voted with conservatives but has also been a swing vote in some cases, determining whether more liberal or conservative justices prevail. He regularly attends the annual Red Mass, a worship service for Catholics in the legal field, in the Archdiocese of Washington.

Two other justices--Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer--are Jewish. When Justice David Souter, an Episcopalian, soon retires, Justice John Paul Stevens will be the lone Protestant.

Comments

[simianpower.livejournal.com]

So what you're saying is that in the interests of diversity we need a unitarian universalist, a wiccan, an atheist, and a muslim as the next few, eh? Ideally from a wide racial spread as well. Hmm... I could back that.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

*smile* I'm not saying anything. Just pointing out what this article said (which echoed elements from my friends page).

I don't think the conservative tilt and the percentage of Catholics on the Court are coincidental.