Atlanta, Ga., Oct 13, 2012 / 17:52 pm
Adding to the dozens of lawsuits against the HHS mandate, the Archdiocese of Atlanta and three other Catholic institutions have filed a legal challenge to the federal rule.
"We are undertaking this action because the stakes are so incredibly high," Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta said Oct. 10. "The unchallenged results of the HHS mandate would require that we compromise or violate our religious faith and ethical beliefs."
The archbishop, a past president of the U.S. bishops' conference, said the mandate affects the religious liberty of the archdiocese, of Catholics, and people of other beliefs throughout the country.
"We become one more voice that must be heard by the courts as they consider the legality of this action," he said.