{"id":1769,"date":"2012-01-19T15:34:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T23:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2012-01-19T15:34:58","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T23:34:58","slug":"pope-warns-of-attempts-to-limit-freedom-of-religion-in-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=1769","title":{"rendered":"Pope warns of attempts to limit freedom of religion in USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Addressing American bishops at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI warned of &#8220;grave threats to the Church\u2019s public moral witness presented by a radical secularism.&#8221;\u00a0 He voiced special concern about &#8220;certain attempts&#8221; to limit freedom of religion.\u00a0 &#8220;Many of you have pointed out that concerted efforts have been made to deny the right of conscientious objection on the part of Catholic individuals and institutions with regard to cooperation in intrinsically evil practices. 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