Statement from Bishop Kevin Vann, Fort Worth Catholic Diocese

I along with my brother bishops in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) continue to urge Catholics and other people of goodwill to contact their elected officials to protest the violation of religious liberty mandated by President Obama and his Administration.  While we were hopeful the President was going to propose a meaningful compromise, we now know it basically left unchanged the original mandate that will force all Catholic institutions such as schools, hospitals and charities to violate their faith tenets by forcing them to provide insurance coverage that includes contraceptives and abortifacients.  This goes far beyond the issue of contraception and is first and foremost an issue of religious freedom.  Catholics in the Diocese of Fort Worth are urged to use the list below to contact their legislators and speak out against this unjust ruling.

We hope to work with the Administration to guarantee that Americans’ consciences and our religious freedom are not harmed by these regulations.

Members of Congress representing the Fort Worth Diocese are:

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

Senator John Cornyn

District 6 Congressman Joe Barton

District 12 Congresswoman Kay Granger

District 13 Congressman Mac Thornberry

District 17 Congressman Bill Flores

District 19 Congressman Neugebauer

District 26 Congressman Michael Burgess

District 31 Congressman John Carter

Please go to the Diocese’s web site, www.fwdioc.org to links for help you find how you can contact your representative.