I think the Bishops are pushing their luck, now. At first they said Catholic institutions shouldn’t be forced by the govt. to pay for contraceptions and abortions. Violation of church and state. But now they are moving the goalposts and saying ANYONE opposed to abortions and contraceptives on moral grounds should not be made to pay for them. So where does it stop? How about people who object to capital punishment on moral grounds. Should the govt. force them to pay for executions with their tax money? How about people who object to war on moral grounds. Should the govt. still be able to force them to finance war with their tax money? Theres probably a million other examples. The Bishops should just have stuck with religious institutions. By moving the goalposts they will lose a lot of the sympathy and support they have gained.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
Despite what they said, the administration didn’t change one damned word of the actual regulation. They just put spin on it. Don’t they think that the bishops’ lawyers can read? Journalists can’t, but lawyers can.