She made reference to the Church’s restriction on birth control when she added, “I could have been condemned to death at an early age because of my sex.”
FMF reports that Smeal also criticised President George W. Bush for his 2005 nomination of Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court,
Labelling the justice “far-right” and asserting that he “has exhibited antagonism to women’s rights.” According to the Catholic News Agency,
Smeal expressed dissatisfaction about the excessive number of Catholics on the court with Alito present, claiming that it “would under-represent other religions, not to mention nonbelievers.”
“President Biden is often referred to as a ‘devout’ Catholic by the left-wing corporate media. Joshua Mercer, vice president and co-founder of CatholicVote,