Posted on 10/02/2005 7:09:14 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
WASHINGTON — President Bush returned from Camp David Sunday to attend Red Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. The mass is held each year on the Sunday before the Supreme Court session begins.
Bush and first lady Laura Bush were joined by newly confirmed Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and several of the other justices in the centuries-old Roman Catholic prayer session held for justices, judges and government officials of all faiths.
At the Red Mass, named after the vestments worn by the priests, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the principal celebrant, delivered a homily wishing wisdom and greater civility in public discourse.
“We tend to blame each other, and the level of our discourse can sometimes become shrill and caustic and uneven,” he said, including the church in a list of institutions where civility can improve.
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Still, nice to see the President and Chief Justice gathering in prayer.
Unless you're a botanist.
or an Aussie...
You don't know any Canadians do you?
We have to watch for the smoke. White smoke is a female judge and brown smoke is a male judge.
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