Echoing baseless conservative charges, ABC's Tapper said "some liberals" concerned about a "Catholic court"; ignored Republicans who touted nominees' faith

SUMMARY: An ABC Nightline report noting that Samuel A. Alito Jr., if confirmed, would make the Supreme Court majority Catholic stated that "liberals do have some concerns about such a Catholic court." But the report quotes no identifiable liberals or Democrats expressing this view. Nor does it mention it is supporters of President Bush's nominees who have raised the issue of their religious affiliations while attacking critics as anti-religion.

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