Alito Will Make Catholics A Majority On Court

An AP article in today's Washington Post points out that if Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is confirmed, for the first time a majority of the Court's justices will be Roman Catholics. Up to now, Protestants have dominated on the court. Only two Protestants will remain on the Supreme Court--David Souter and John Paul Stevens. The two other justices--Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer--are Jewish. Meanwhile, Carl A. Anderson - leader of the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest lay Catholic organization with more than 1.7 million members worldwide - said Monday that Alito is "a truly excellent choice".