University President John Garvey's speech on religious liberty to the U.S. bishops' 2012 spring assembly was mentioned in an Our Sunday Visitor commentary on conscience rights under Trump. See below.
From: Our Sunday Visitor Date: Jan. 11, 2017 Author: Anne R. MacLean
... Perhaps most importantly, forming a complete answer to the question at hand requires looking beyond the branches of government. President John Garvey of The Catholic University of America, addressing the U.S. bishops at their 2012 spring assembly in Atlanta, grappled with these questions. He noted that, "we protect religious freedom because we think that religion is a good thing," and that, "our society won't care about religious freedom if it doesn't care about God." ...
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