Religion and Politics

Baltimore Archbishop: ‘Let Us Be Catholics’

Archbishop William Lori is “at the helm of the Catholic bishops’ nationwide ‘Fortnight of Freedom’ campaign, two weeks of events focused on religious freedom,” which began on on Thursday, reports Michelle Boorstein for The Washington Post. According to Boorstein, the bishops hope to “convince Catholics that religious freedom is under attack in the United States.” For his part, Archbishop Lori explains the motivation behind the campaign by asking, “Don’t we provide more health care, more social services, than any other non-governmental organization? Why are we always in the crosshairs?”

Read at The Washington Post

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