Led by Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton, "moderate and liberal" bishops begin...

[Michie]

...pushing back against Dolan and Lori on religious freedom strategy

All Aboard?

Not every bishop agrees with the USCCB's religious-freedom strategy

There is a healthy struggle brewing among the nation's Roman Catholic bishops. A previously silent group, upset over conservative colleagues defining the church's public posture and eagerly picking fights with President Barack Obama, has had enough.

The headlines this week were about lawsuits brought by forty-three Catholic organizations, including thirteen dioceses, to overturn regulations issued by the administration requiring insurance plans to cover contraception under the new health-care law. But the other side of this news was also significant: That the vast majority of the nation's 195 dioceses did not go to court.

It turns out that many bishops, notably the church leadership in California, saw the litigation as premature. They are upset that the lawsuits were brought without a broader discussion among the entire membership of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and wanted to delay action until the bishops' June meeting.

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Led by Bishop Stephen Blaire of Stockton, "moderate and liberal" bishops begin pushing back against Dolan and Lori on religious freedom strategy...

 

[KatherineS]

smart men. and holy too.

 

[Michie]

Bishop Blaire rejects claims of division over mandate lawsuits

12:59 pm | WASHINGTON D.C., May 25, 2012 (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif. has clarified that he is united with his fellow bishops in their efforts to oppose the threat to religious freedom posed by the federal contraception mandate.
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[BabyChristian22]

smart men. and holy too.

But you said that all the bishops are Republicans.

 

[KatherineS]

But you said that all the bishops are Republicans.

????? when and where?

 

[BabyChristian22]

????? when and where?

You have a selective memory.

 

[KatherineS]

You have a selective memory.

all of my interaction with you is in posts here. So when and where?