As the author of this blog, I must say I am totally for the separation of church and state.

From the Washington Post, 10/17/20: 

"...A drumbeat of members who have left since  People of Praise’s founding in 1971 said they felt

 the group wasn’t sufficiently Catholic or had teachings or practices that went against the Church, according to letters they sent to bishops and interviews with The Washington Post.

People of Praise is an ecumenical lay group, although most of its members identify as Catholic. Barrett has not spoken about her Catholic faith or her lifetime membership in the People of Praise, and during her confirmation hearings, she sought to reassure lawmakers about her independence, saying she keeps her “personal moral religious views” distinct from the “task of applying law as a judge.”