The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 4 heard arguments in Fulton v. Philadelphia, a case that asks whether foster and adoption agencies that oppose same-sex unions on religious grounds may be exempted from serving such couples.
At issue is Catholic Social Services, which for years has contracted with the city of Philadelphia to help place foster children in suitable homes. However, the Catholic agency doesn’t place foster children in homes of same-sex couples since the church opposes same-sex “marriage,” and the agency refused to change that policy when the city requested that they do so.
Many legal scholars expect the court, whose nine justices include six Catholics, to rule in such a way that allows Catholic Social Services to continue its work.
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