Cardinal Francis George of Chicago is warning that the HHS mandate, which will force Catholic institutions to either violate their conscience by providing services that are against Church teaching or close, says that unless it is rescinded, Catholic social services may become a thing of the past.
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Cardinal George Suspends Controversial Pastor
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Cardinal Francis George has suspended Father Michael Pfleger, the controversial pastor of Chicago’s St. Sabina Catholic Church and has barred him from performing his priestly duties because of public statements he made about a possible reassignment.
US Bishops Decry Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
Cardinal Francis George, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, decried the August 4 decision of a federal judge to overturn a California voters’ 2008 initiative known as Proposition 8 that protected marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
