Jeanie Hannaman

By Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register - Another criticism is that the bishops do not acknowledge the impact that historically unprecedented levels of undocumented immigration are having on members of American society, including the less privileged. As one commenter on a recent article said, “Where is the equal compassion and consideration for all the millions of legal citizens whose health care, social security benefits, schools, housing, personal safety, etc. have been vitally impacted by the sudden influx?” What is your response to this kind of critique? Should these kinds of considerations be factored into immigration policy?

By Greg Piper, Just the News - Citing the unanimous SCOTUS ruling against Wisconsin in the Catholic Charities tax fight, the brief says the contraceptive mandate makes distinctions between religious groups based on "theological lines" and thus constitutes a "paradigmatic form of denominational discrimination." Both involve governments requiring "exclusively religious" activities for exemptions... The mandate also violates the nondelegation doctrine because Obamacare does not limit or inform "how the HRSA is to exercise its plenary delegated authority to decide what services are covered under the ACA," the nuns' lawyers said.