“A negative decision [on marriage] by the Supreme Court would undoubtedly have a profound impact on the nation,” warned San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.
“A negative decision [on marriage] by the Supreme Court would undoubtedly have a profound impact on the nation,” warned San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.
In a pointed critique, Kurtz notes that “the Administration’s flexibility in implementing the ACA has not yet reached those who want only to exercise what has rightly been called our ‘First Freedom’ under the Constitution.”
“I cannot believe they would bring this lawsuit forward and claim they support the First Amendment, the right to profess and practice religious beliefs,” said Thomas Brejcha, President and Chief Counsel of Thomas More Society.
"We are no doubt at a critical point in this country when it comes to the promotion and defense of marriage in the law,” says Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.
The letter, which is expected to be prepared by the end of 2015, will address an evil that "ravages men, women, and children,” says Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo.
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, who has served as vice president of USCCB since 2010, has been a vocal advocate for defending true marriage and protecting unborn life.