Philadelphia Catholic agency can once again help make foster care placements, after settlement with city
October 01, 2021
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CWN Editor's Note: The settlement follows the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that the city of Philadelphia should not require Catholic Social Services to provide foster-care referrals for same-sex couples.
The city had cut off funding for the archdiocesan agency, citing an anti-discrimination rule. The archdiocese contested the decision, arguing successfully that the policy would force the agency to violate its own religious principles.
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