Never quite understood why/how it suddenly became news whether/to what extent political candidates participate in their faith's rituals.
Are you old enough to remember the Kennedy campaign? Questions about his participation in his faith were very common. Common enough to make headlines in our nations biggest newspapers.
Im not a supporter of Giuliani by any stretch, but this is common fare for political opponents and will get worse as the days go by. Religious stuff only comes up during election time, otherwise, nobody seems to care.
Once it is known that a candidate has a religion, the next step is to find out how religious they are without violating the 'no religious test' clause. Sounds plausible.
A simple answer, yes or no, is entirely insufficient to gain some insight as to the depth and dedication one has to their faith.
Next it will be, 'how many times did you go to confession this year,' or 'do you speak in tongues' or 'can you sing at least 10 Gospel songs without looking at the book?'