Good news on religious liberty

 


Today the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a Catholic adoption agency in Philadelphia did not have to violate its Catholic beliefs by adopting children out to homosexual couples.  (The Church teaches that a child has a right to the love of a mother and father whenever possible).   

This is a significant win for religious liberty. 

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