‘Catholics can and should insist on their conscience rights and religious liberties based on the authoritative teachings of the Church found in the Catechism, papal and ecumenical council documents, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and other sources,’ Archbishop Naumann wrote last week.
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone made his comments ahead of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' meeting this week, when they are scheduled to discuss the topic.
The Denver archbishop called on his brother bishops to be not afraid: 'Trading ‘civility’ and ‘engagement’ for eternal life is not a good trade, and it is especially negligent for me, as a bishop, to remain quiet when people I am called to love may be endangering their eternal souls.'