More Evidence of the Censorship of Conscience by Catholic Hierarchy in Violation of Church Teaching

The primacy of conscience is a major teaching of the church. Even Thomas Aquinas, a doctor of the church, whom Catholic conservatives like to quote, once said that he'd rather die excommunicated then to have violated his conscience! And now we have the Catholic hierarchy violating this major tenet of the Catholic faith! In addition, Pope Benedict has stated in his writing that we must follow our consciences no matter what punishment we face! Why don't the U.S. Catholic bishops and the Vatican follow their own teachings? There is something wrong with this picture!

 Bridget Mary Meehan, ARCWP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washingtons-catholic-archbishop-georgetown-president-spar-over-graduation-invitation-to-kathleen-sebelius/2012/05/15/gIQA01ZLSU_story.html?tid=pm_pop

Washington Post editorial at:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/with-sebelius-invite-another-blow-to-georgetowns-catholic-identity/2012/05/16/gIQAYVQ5TU_blog.html

A petition supporting GU's choice of Sibelius as speaker is at:

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2518/p/dia/action/public/index.sjs?action_KEY=10452as speaker