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The conflict is heating up between the Catholic Church and the Obama Administration over the HHS Mandate. As I mentioned in my post “Nadler: Catholic Church ‘cannot impose their religious views’ on employes“, if you think that the Catholic Church is going to change doctrine in order to adhere to the HHS mandate, you do not understand the Catholic Church.

And you don’t mess with your enemy’s (or your friend’s) family. And you don’t mess with the Catholic Church. Blood is thicker than water…

The Church’s motto concerning this mandate could well be the following:

“WE WILL NOT COMPLY”

ALL CAPS!

Today’s Roman Catholic calendar lists May 21st as the feast day of St. Christopher Magallanes, a martyr killed for celebrating Mass during the Cristero War in Mexico. Perhaps Catholics today may want to recall St. Thomas More — the patron saint of lawyers, who was executed for refusing to agree to a mandate that gave Henry VIII the prerogative of defining religious expression in England.  Dozens of Catholic institutions filed lawsuits today against the Department of Health and Human Services over its mandate and its narrow definition of religious practice:

Catholic archdioceses and institutions filed suit in federal district courts across the country Monday against the so-called contraception mandate, claiming their “fundamental rights hang in the balance.”

The plaintiffs include a host of schools and organizations, including the University of Notre Dame and the Archdiocese of New York. The lawsuits, though related, were filed individually.

The schools are objecting to the requirement from the federal health care overhaul that employers provide access to contraceptive care. The Obama administration several months back softened its position on the mandate, but some religious organizations complained the administration did not go far enough to ensure the rule would not compel them to violate their religious beliefs.

Read more at Hot Air…