In a speech to the Justinian Society yesterday, Justice Samuel Alito correctly indicated that the religious affiliation of judges is irrelevant to their qualifications and abilities, noting that having 6 of 9 Supreme Court Justices that are Catholic is not a concern .
"There has been so much talk lately about the number of Catholics serving on the Supreme Court," Alito said… "This is one of those questions that does not die."
Alito complained about "respectable people who have seriously raised the questions in serious publications about whether these individuals could be trusted to do their jobs."
He said he thought the Constitution settled the question long ago with its guarantee of religious freedom.
