Judge Barrett's Catholic Faith Exposes Leftist Bigotry

 

 

Justice Antonin Scalia was one of the most brilliant, influential, and fascinating Supreme Court justices in recent history. A faithful Catholic, he was the father of nine children, one of whom is now serving as a priest in the Arlington diocese. Not only was Scalia Catholic, but he was willing to express and defend his faith in public with a forthrightness that often took people off guard.   In one famous interview with New York Magazine, the conversation veered towards Scalia’s religious beliefs. At one point, as Scalia emphasized that he really did believe everything that the Church teaches, he leaned in conspiratorially, and whispered, “I even believe in the devil.” When the interviewer responded with incredulity, Scalia continued:   "You’re looking at me as though I’m weird…Are you so out of touch with most of America, most of which believes in the devil? I mean, Jesus Christ believed in the devil! It’s in the Gospels! You travel in circles that are so, so removed from mainstream America that you are appalled that anybody would believe in the devil! Most of mankind has believed in the devil, for all of history. Many more intelligent people than you or me have believed in the devil." The same detached elitism that caused that interviewer to look at Scalia as if he had two heads, is now causing liberals to look at Scalia’s one-time clerk and judicial disciple, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, with the same offended perplexity. A perplexity that, in many cases, is morphing into undisguised rage: rage that someone with her beliefs (like Scalia, she is a believing Catholic) should stand in line for high public office.    (Click here to continue reading this article.)   Sincerely yours in Christ, Father Shenan J. Boquet President, Human Life International Human Life International 4 Family Life Lane ● Front Royal, VA 22630 www.hli.org ● 540-635-7884 ● hli@hli.org Connect with HLI: