Roman Catholic bishops criticized on Friday President Biden's recent executive order on applying anti-discrimination protections to certain groups, arguing it didn't properly account for religious liberty and furthered "false theories on human sexuality." Signed by bishops from across the country, the statement represented another sharp disagreement Church leadership had with the second U.S. president to identify as Roman Catholic. The executive order referenced the Supreme Court's decision last year in Bostock v. Clayton County, in which Justice Neil Gorsuch issued a controversial opinion on what's protected under sex-based anti-discrimination law. The bishops argued, however, that the executive order didn't leave as much flexibility for religious entities as the Court did. Wednesday’s executive order on ‘sex’ discrimination exceeds the Court’s decision."

Source: Fox News January 23, 2021 02:26 UTC