The Catholic "Red Mass" is a tradition for members of the Supreme Court on the Sunday before they open their session every October. Six justices found a way to attend the event -- and Justice Clarence Thomas would have come if not for a wedding -- but not pro-abortion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The Red Mass has been celebrated since 1953 at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington.
Named for the red vestments the celebrants wear, the service is meant to invoke guidance from God for the jurists to make good decisions.
Ginsburg once attended the traditional event but quit going to it because of abortion.
She once confessed to author Abigail Pogrebin in her mid-2000s book "Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish" that she no longer attends because she doesn't want to be reminded of how she supports abortion. Is that your conscience speaking Ruth?
"Before every session, there's a Red Mass," Ginsburg said. "And the justices get invitations from the cardinal to attend that. And a good number of the justices show up every year. I went one year, and I will never go again, because this sermon was outrageously anti-abortion." Glad to hear that. It should be.
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