Leonard Leo was a visionary, said Tom Carter, who served as Leos media relations director when he was chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast. He figured out twenty years ago that conservatives had lost the culture war. Abortion, gay rights, contraceptionconservatives didnt have a chance if public opinion prevailed. So they needed to stack the courts.
Amazingly, said Carter, Leo has succeeded in this mission with few people taking notice.
The Christian right has been written about a lot, but hardly anyone talks about the Catholic right, Carter said. Four Supreme Court justicestheyre more successful than anybody: the NRA, the Israel lobby, Big Pharma, no one else has had that kind of impact.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-secrets-of-leonard-leo-the-man-behind-trumps-supreme-court-pick
This isn't even mainstream Catholicism - these people oppose Pope Francis. A lot of conservative Catholics are so dumb they don't even know about this.
I grew up Catholic and knew a few people like this. They're awful. It's a reason I'm so triggered lately. How is supporting a rapist in any way "pro-Life"?? Fuck these people. I knew Kavanaugh was a brainwashed Creepy Catholic the minute he used their language - referring to contraception as "abortion-inducing drugs".
And Kavanaugh has the NERVE to complain about millions of dollars spent by "left wing groups". BULLSHIT.