There are indications that Judge Sotomayor is more like the majority of American Catholics: those who were raised in the faith and shaped by its values, but who do not attend Mass regularly and are not particularly active in religious life. Like many Americans, Judge Sotomayor may be what religion scholars call a \u201ccultural Catholic\u201d\u009d \u201d\u201d a category that could say something about her political and social attitudes.<\/p>\n
Interviews with more than a dozen of Judge Sotomayor\u2019s friends from high school, college, law school and professional life said they had never heard her talk about her faith, and had no recollection of her ever going to Mass or belonging to a parish. Her family did not return phone calls for comment.<\/p>\n
A White House spokesman, speaking on background, put it this way: \u201cShe currently does not belong to a particular parish or church, but she attends church with family and friends for important occasions.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n