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Bishop Lucas adds to the Church response

Posted by Matt Yonke (March 17, 2009 at 1:45 pm)

Bishop George Lucas of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois

Bishop George Lucas of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois has added his voice to the many clergy who have spoken out against HB2354. In a letter released today, the Bishop said:

… The enemies of human life and religious freedom in Illinois are well funded. Pressure on legislators is great and is increasing. I ask you to contact your Representative this week to express your dismay that the Illinois legislature, elected democratically, would debate a bill that removes freedom of conscientious decision-making for health care workers as a condition of their employment. Surely people of good will can agree that the State should not come between a health care worker and God.

Read the full text of the letter here [PDF]. God bless Bishop Lucas for speaking out against this pernicious bill.

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