The Department of Health and Human Services is threatening the accreditation of a Catholic hospital for keeping its sanctuary candle lit.
St. Francis Health System in Oklahoma, the 12th largest hospital in the country, returned a letter Tuesday threatening legal action against HHS for violating their First Amendment religious freedom rights.All Catholic churches have red sanctuary candles lit to represent the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. In April, HHS told the Catholic hospital it could lose its accreditation for keeping the candle lit due to an apparent safety threat of starting a fire.
“We don’t know why HHS has decided to insist that the candle be extinguished now after it has been approved by the fire marshal and brought comfort to visitors to the chapel for many years," Becket Fund vice president and senior counsel Lori Windham told the Washington Examiner."The reasoning keeps shifting. Saint Francis Health includes the largest hospital in Oklahoma and serves nearly 400,000 patients every year.
"In requiring Saint Francis to extinguish its flame, you are trying to extinguish not just a candle, but the First Amendment rights of Saint Francis Health System, as well as vital healthcare for the elderly, poor, and disabled in Oklahoma," the hospital letter to HHS states. However, the hospital included a picture of a candle encased in two glass globes, covered by a top, and attached to the wall of the chapel.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
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