Opus Dei In the United States of America Government

Samuel Anthony Alito
No immediate or remote OD tie found.

Anthony McLeod Kennedy
Of this group, he is the most centrist; he has voted in both “liberal” and “conservative” directions. No immediate or remote OD tie found.

John Glover Roberts
Roberts’ “children reportedly attend an Opus Dei school in Maryland.” (3)

Antonin Gregory Scalia
John Allen, author of a friendly book on Opus Dei, was told that Scalia is not a member, despite rumors to the contrary. (4) Scalia “attends St. Catherine of Siena Church in Falls Church, Virginia, St. Catherine's has a strong Opus Dei presence, complete with Sunday morning Latin Mass. It is the Washington, DC parish for many Opus Dei members and cooperators, such as former Senator Rick Santorum. In addition, his son Paul has been reported to be a priest in the Order of the Holy Cross, Opus Dei's priestly order, as well as being affiliated with Fr. Frank Pavone's Priests for Life. (3)

Clarence Thomas
Allen was also told that Thomas is not a member, despite rumors to the contrary. (4) Thomas’ conversion/return to the Roman Catholic Church was handled by the Opus Dei "priest to the political stars" John McCloskey, with the assistance from Paul Scalia (another OD priest, and son of Justice Scalia). (3)

Other high profile Catholic Republicans, not on the Supreme Court:

John Allen says:

“The old joke about the Church of England dubbed it the ‘Tory Party at prayer.’ From an external point of view, it would be easy enough to draw a similar conclusion about Opus Dei in various parts of the world. In the United States, links between the Republican Party and certain members of Opus Dei are well documented. A number of American conservatives, such as Robert Bork, Robert Novak, and US Senator Sam Brownback, none of whom are members of Opus Dei, nevertheless were brought into the Catholic Church through the efforts of Father C. John McCloskey. In the American press, Supreme Court justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas are frequently identified as Opus Dei members. Though neither man is a member, the fact that it's the most conservative justices of the Court who attract such speculation says something. The Opus Dei-affiliated Catholic Information Center on K Street in Washington DC has become a crossroads for conservative Catholics involved in lobbying and public policy on the Hill; the daily noon Mass sometimes collects a ‘Who's Who’ of that world.” (5)