What Are The Three Supreme Court Cases That Affect The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church and Supreme Court Cases The Catholic Church and the Supreme Court have had many disputes along the lines of, our very tested, religious freedom. There are quite a few Supreme Court cases that affect the Catholic Church. Roe v. Wade, Obergefell v. Hodges, and Zubik v. Burwell, are three of the many important and recent cases that are affecting this generation and will continue affecting future generations. These three Supreme Court cases have tested the Catholic Church’s teachings on the topics of abortion, same-sex marriage, and contraception. In this modern era, the Catholic faith is being tested more and more, and the Church is going through many trials and tribulations, because “all who desire to live a godly life in
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Under the regulations of the department of health and human services, the little sisters of the poor were required to notify the government that they object to providing contraceptives, with insurance coverage, to their employees. The government then told, the nonprofit organization, the Little Sisters of the Poor, that the insurers would provide coverage as part of the employee policy, at no cost to the employer. Whether being paid for by the sisters or not, contraception is an intrinsic evil. The Little Sisters of the Poor responded saying that the employees would still get contraceptive coverage through their existing insurance and, Paul Clement, a lawyer for the sisters, told the court solemnly that “the accommodation was every bit as oppressive as requiring Catholic nuns to operate a birth control clinic in their convent.” After oral argument, the justices issued an extraordinary “supplementary briefing” order. The court proposed its own settlement of the dispute and asked if that would make everybody happy. The new plan would be for employers to tell their insurers that they do not want their plan to have contraceptive coverage. The insurers then can turn around and offer the employees contraceptive coverage for the plan, at no cost to the insurers. Thus the employers would not have to taint themselves by asking for an exception, and the employees would still get their coverage. The sisters said they were happy with the courts compromise plan, as long as contraceptive coverage was “provided through a separate policy, with a separate enrollment process, a separate insurance card, and a separate payment source.” The justices acted in accordance with the constitution because the contraceptive coverage was going against the Church’s religious
Under the regulations of the department of health and human services, the little sisters of the poor were required to notify the government that they object to providing contraceptives, with insurance coverage, to their employees. The government then told, the nonprofit organization, the Little Sisters of the Poor, that the insurers would provide coverage as part of the employee policy, at no cost to the employer. Whether being paid for by the sisters or not, contraception is an intrinsic evil. The Little Sisters of the Poor responded saying that the employees would still get contraceptive coverage through their existing insurance and, Paul Clement, a lawyer for the sisters, told the court solemnly that “the accommodation was every bit as oppressive as requiring Catholic nuns to operate a birth control clinic in their convent.” After oral argument, the justices issued an extraordinary “supplementary briefing” order. The court proposed its own settlement of the dispute and asked if that would make everybody happy. The new plan would be for employers to tell their insurers that they do not want their plan to have contraceptive coverage. The insurers then can turn around and offer the employees contraceptive coverage for the plan, at no cost to the insurers. Thus the employers would not have to taint themselves by asking for an exception, and the employees would still get their coverage. The sisters said they were happy with the courts compromise plan, as long as contraceptive coverage was “provided through a separate policy, with a separate enrollment process, a separate insurance card, and a separate payment source.” The justices acted in accordance with the constitution because the contraceptive coverage was going against the Church’s religious