The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement responding to President Obama’s announcement that the HHS regulation that stirred a firestorm of protest will be modified. The bishops note that they were not consulted by the administration, that the details of promised modification are unclear, and that it will require “careful moral analysis”. However, based on their initial understanding of the proposal, they state that it “continues to involve needless government intrusion in the internal governance of religious institutions, and to threaten government coercion of religious people and groups to violate their most deeply held convictions.” They insist that only the revocation of the HHS mandate will afford “the only complete solution to this religious liberty problem.” [USCCB statement]