Catholics In Coats Of Many Colors
By LAWRENCE P. GRAYSON “I am Catholic.” How easy it is to make that claim. Today, one in four people in the United States does so. Among these are individuals who have achieved prominence in all areas of national life, including business, the professions, the media, education, and governance. The nation’s vice president, 164 of the 535 members of Congress, including the speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, five of the eight current justices of the Supreme Court, and 11 of the 34 individuals President Obama has appointed to serve in his cabinet claim Catholicism as their religion. With the degree of influence that follows from this preeminence, Catholic teachings should be having a significant effect…Continue Reading