Sotomayor would be part of court’s Catholic shift

CNN: “Sotomayor was raised Catholic and if she is confirmed, six out of nine, or two-thirds of the justices on the court will be from the faith. Catholics make up about one-quarter of the U.S. population . . . ‘Is it safer to nominate a Catholic as opposed to an evangelical to get votes? I think the answer is decidedly yes,’ Donohue said.”