A top American bishop said Tuesday the Roman Catholic church will not
comply with the Obama administration requirement that most employers
provide health insurance covering birth control.
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan,
president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said church
leaders are open to working toward a resolution with federal officials,
but will meanwhile press ahead with challenges to the mandate in
legislatures and in court.
"The only thing we're certainly not prepared to do is
give in. We're not violating our consciences," Dolan told reporters at a
national bishops' meeting. "I would say no door is closed except for
the door to capitulation."
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