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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
January 15, 2009

USCCB calls ACLU suit meritless

Posted by : jd
Filed under : Nation/World

WASHINGTON — An American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding an anti-human trafficking contract to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services is without merit and an affront to religious liberty, said Bishop John Wester of Salt Lake City, chairman [...]


January 14, 2009

U.S. bishops misusing grant money?

Posted by : jd
Filed under : From the Staff

The American Civil Liberties Union is claiming that the U.S. bishops are imposing their “religious views” on victims of human trafficking, according to an Associated Press story published Monday.
You see, the bishops won’t let any agency they support provide abortions, contraception or emergency contraception. Am I the only one not surprised?
They also say the bishops [...]