UNITED STATES
NPR
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June 15, 2012
U.S. Catholic bishops are wrapping up their annual meeting in Atlanta. They vowed to continue fighting the Obama administration over contraceptive health coverage. Plus, ten years after sexual abuse scandals were revealed, the bishops assessed whether they’re doing enough to protect children. Host Michel Martin speaks with two religion reporters.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
I’m Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Coming up, we open up our mailbox and hear from you about the stories we’ve covered this week. That’s called BackTalk, and it’s in just a few minutes.
But, first, it’s time for Faith Matters. That’s the part of the program where we talk about matters of faith and spirituality. And today, we talk about that big meeting of the American Catholic bishops. They’re wrapping up their annual meeting in Atlanta today and they had a lot on their agenda.
The bishops reaffirmed their commitment to take on the Obama administration over contraceptive health coverage, but some are asking if they’ve crossed the line from principle to partisan and it’s been 10 years since revelations of sexual abuse stained the church’s reputation, not to mention strained relationships with believers. This week, the bishops assessed whether they are doing enough to protect children in the church.
We wanted to talk more about this, so we’ve called upon Dennis Coday. He is the editor of the National Catholic Reporter. He’s been covering the meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Also covering the meeting remotely from New York, David Gibson. He covers the Catholic Church for Religion News Service.
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