Supreme Court declines to take up Catholic fundraising case
The Supreme Court has chosen not to hear a case regarding the Catholic Church's fundraising practices, allowing the case to continue in lower courts. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops argued that the lawsuit infringes on the church's religious autonomy under the First Amendment. Various religious groups supported the bishops, warning that the ruling could threaten religious freedoms across different faiths.
- ▪The Supreme Court declined to hear a case about the Catholic Church's 'Peter's Pence' fundraising collection.
- ▪The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops argued that the lawsuit infringes on religious autonomy under the First Amendment.
- ▪Various religious groups supported the bishops, warning that the ruling could threaten religious freedoms for all faiths.
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The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a case about the way one of the Catholic Church‘s annual collections is presented to its congregation, allowing the case to proceed in a lower court despite concerns about the government infringing on religious autonomy. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops had urged the Supreme Court to take up the case, where it was seeking to toss a lawsuit challenging the way the church’s “Peter’s Pence” offering is described to parishioners, claiming ruling against the church’s collection would infringe on its religious autonomy under the First Amendment.
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