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Army admits mistake blocking bishop HHS statement

By Charlie Spiering
Published February 7, 2012 5:00am ET
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Army admits mistake blocking bishop HHS statement
According to a statement from Archbishop Broglio, Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, agreed that it was a mistake to stop the reading of the Archbishop’s letter protesting Obama’s contraception mandate decision. After Broglio directed all chaplains read his statement from the pulpit last Sunday, the Army’s Office of the Chief of Chaplains directed that […]

According to a statement from Archbishop Broglio, Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, agreed that it was a mistake to stop the reading of the Archbishop’s letter protesting Obama’s contraception mandate decision.

After Broglio directed all chaplains read his statement from the pulpit last Sunday, the Army’s Office of the Chief of Chaplains directed that the letter should not be read.

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