text: Actually, we have a long tradition of not establishing a forced national religion. And that includes not promoting any religion in a secular government and it's funded entities. We sometimes fail. But there is nothing that says that the personal religious leanings of a Catholic or a Muslim or a Buddhist should preempt them from serving publicly. There is so much hypocrisy here on both "sides". Dems have zero issues with known secular ideologues being on the bench, and Repubs would be asking the same questions of a Muslim candidate, you just know it. And be VERY careful about taxing churches- that whole "separation" concept goes both ways, and "No Taxation Without Representation". Do we want true religious parties being able to legislate? I don't. No, Dems are out of line on this questioning, they just want their OWN pulpit and biases to rule the day. I would say the same about Repubs and Muslims. And we could talk about this globalist pope all day. The left is OK with that. Politics.