text: Catholics are evenly split between parties (46R to 47D). 
  
  Personally, this seems like some pearl-clutching to me. Every single judge appointed to a federal seat is asked about Roe V Wade; typically, in the context of 'will you uphold the decision and do you have any personal beliefs that could influence your decision on this matter?'. Par for the course.
  
  Sure, Catholics suffered discrimination in this country probably more than any other Christian denomination other than the LDS. JFK was lambasted as being a tool for the Pope when he 1st ran. That said, I don't think Feinstein was getting at that. From what I could tell, she was asking the same sort of question that gets asked at every judicial appointment.