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A personal conscience that is not consistent with authentic Catholic teaching is not a Catholic conscience.\u201d [<a href=\"http:\/\/ncronline.org\/news\/politics\/illinois-bishops-governor-meet-discuss-conscience\">National Catholic Reporter<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a meeting with Illinois State Governor Pat Quinn with nine Catholic bishops from the state, Francis Cardinal George commented, \u201cAs Catholic pastors we wanted to remind the governor that conscience, while always free, is properly formed in harmony with the tradition of the church as defined by scripture and authentic teaching authority. 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