Connecticut Tries to Silence the Church: Bishop William Lori Takes on 'Caesar'

God bless Bishop Lori, he really has his hands full in Connecticut.   The state legislature previously tried to assume control of the Church and now they want the Church to register as a lobbyist (removing its tax-exempt status) for fighting that unconstitutional legislation.   I guess "separation of Church and state"  doesn't apply when the Church is the target.

On Friday, May 29, 2009, the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was forced to ‘take on Caesar’. The relationship between “Caesar” (secular authority) and the Church has made for some extraordinary history. What is happening in Connecticut is now an important part of it. The Diocese has asked a Federal Judge to intervene and prevent the State Attorney General and the Office of State Ethics from compelling it to register as a lobbyist or face sanctions.

The effort is important for the Church in America, given the hostility toward the positions of the Catholic Church as our culture continues its descent into secularism and relativism. That descent involves rejecting some building blocks of the American experiment which were themselves derived from the influence of the Church. For example; recognition of the existence of inalienable rights endowed by a Creator like the Right to Life, a respect for the primacy of marriage and the family founded upon it as the first society and the right to the exercise of religious freedom, free speech, and free association.

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