• Drawing the lines of church and state

Is the Catholic Church forcing victims of sex trafficking to follow its religious guidelines? The Boston Herald says the ACLU makes that accusation in a federal court suit.According to the complaint, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services contracted with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (a contract worth more than $6 million since 2006) to provide services to trafficking victims but also allowed the Church to prohibit subcontractors providing services from providing "referral for abortion services or contraceptive materials."