Republicans condemned what they called inappropriate criticism and questioning about Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s Catholic identity as her confirmation hearing opened on Monday. Democrats did not bring up her faith in Monday’s hearing.
Barrett is a devout Catholic, alumna of Notre Dame and member of a small, conservative faith group called the People of Praise.
Her sponsors and defenders on the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected what they called innuendo and other attempts by Barrett’s opponents to raise questions about her Catholic faith as though it might disqualify her from the high court.
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