Fr. Claude “Dusty” Burns (aka Pontifex), pictured above, succinctly describes why the controversy over the HHS mandate is “not a Catholic issue. It is an American issue.”
The main issue is Religious Liberty. The mandate, as it stands right now, violates the Constitution and specifically the 1st Amendment. We have a right to the free exercise of our religion without violating our consciences. Every American should see this as an important issue. It is not a Catholic issue. It is an American issue.Excerpt from the lyrics of “We Hold these Truths” by Pontifex
A Mandate that violates the corporate conscience of our faith And once this door is open every religion and creed is at stake Every American should see this as a threat to our country’s foundation Religion doesn’t make us second class, settling for an accommodation
