N.Y. Cardinal Suing Obama Over Birth Control Coverage Invites Him to Dinner

August 9, 2012

New York’s Roman Catholic cardinal is suing the Obama administration, but he’s inviting President Barack Obama to dinner anyway.

The Archdiocese of New York said Tuesday that Cardinal Timothy Dolan has asked both Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to the annual Al Smith dinner on Oct. 18.

Romney has accepted. The Obama campaign hasn’t said publicly whether the president will attend, but the archdiocese says Obama has accepted the invitation.

It’s customary for presidential candidates to attend the white-tie charity banquet. But this year’s invitation was in question.

The New York archdiocese is among more than 40 Catholic groups suing Obama over his mandate that employers provide health insurance that covers birth control.

The archdiocese says the Al Smith dinner is an evening to put politics aside.

 

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  • August 19, 2012 at 11:48 pm
    geography2012 says:
    OBEDIENCE::THE LAZY WAY TO SAY RELIGIOUS RITUALS ALOT MORE VALUABLE sIGNATURE WITNESS VERIFIED>>THAT EXCUSE DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE!!..GERAQLD SANDUSKY/NANCY DUGARD/RONAL... read more
  • August 17, 2012 at 12:55 pm
    mfc says:
    This is not funny folks. The invitation is being re-considered. There is a cyber petition circulating which has thousands of signatories. Dolan is a jerk in many areas, but he... read more
  • August 9, 2012 at 3:50 pm
    PM says:
    Appears the lamb invited the wolf (in sheeps clothing) to dinner.
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