The Little Sisters of the Poor are heading back to court to defend themselves against lawsuits by the states of California and Pennsylvania to take away the Little Sisters’ religious exemption from the new Health and Human Services rule. In early October, HHS issued a new rule that protects religious non-profits like the Little Sisters of the Poor, Catholic nuns who dedicate their lives to caring for the elderly poor, from providing services like the week-after pill in their healthcare plans in violation of their faith. The new rule should mean that their lawsuit against the federal government will soon end.
However, shortly after the new mandate was issued, the states of California and Pennsylvania sued to take away the religious exemption the Little Sisters just won. The Little Sisters of the Poor, represented by Becket, are asking the court to ensure that they can continue their vital ministry of caring for the elderly poor without violating their faith. Becket will file to intervene on the Sister’s behalf later today.
The following statement may be attributed to Mark Rienzi, senior counsel at Becket and lead attorney for the Little Sisters of the Poor: “Sadly Josh Shapiro and Xavier Becerra think attacking nuns is a way to score political points. These men may think their campaign donors want them to sue nuns, but our guess is most taxpayers disagree. No one needs nuns in order to get contraceptives, and no one needs these guys reigniting the last administration’s divisive and unnecessary culture war.”
Full story at Becket Law.
God bless the Little Sisters of the Poor! May all of this anti-Christian NONSENSE cease, in our country, forever! And may Christianity receive RESPECT by all, and proper legal protection! May Christ the King reign, all throughout America!!
Shame on California and Pennsylvania for forcing the Catholic nuns to participate in the killing of unborn babies.
You hit the 9 Inch Nail on the head Joe.
If such a bunch of nobodies as the Little Sisters of the Poor can get away with defying the all powerful Radical Gender Feminist wing of the Demi-Krat Machine, others may develop such insidious ideas about their own Rights and Freedoms
This is Heresy of the first order against the All Powerful State – which may not know better than a few Little Sisters, but wouldn’t let a little thing like that prevent them from Forcing Everyone to kowtow to their mandatory Pander or Perish pogrom
Pa. helped to defeat Hillary, that upset our Governor and our Attorney General both of whom are pro-abortion. When President Trump rolled back the prior administrations regulations requiring the Little Sisters to pay for abortifacients and contraception they had to show their loyalty to Planned Parenthood. My guess is that the Governor, a former Planned Parenthood escort, encouraged this action. More state money down the tubes in a state with a large deficit. This should help the Republican nominee for governor in all areas outside of Philadelphia in next years election, where guns, the Bible and babies still have some value.