Scalia's son says justice knew there's no conflict between 'faith and public service'

Funeral Mass for Justice Antonin Scalia
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Rev. Paul Scalia eulogized his late father, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, on Saturday at a funeral Mass in Washington, D.C.

"He understood there is no conflict between loving God and loving one's country, between one's faith and public service," Scalia said.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.