Church, State, and Virtue in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo (2020)

To curb the spread of COVID-19, houses of worship in the State of New York were legally required to limit attendance at religious ceremonies. Two religious communities—the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and the Orthodox Jewish organization, Agudath Israel of America—asked the U.S. Supreme Court...

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Published in:Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Switzerland ), 2023-02, Vol.14 (2), p.239
Main Author: David, Edward A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Aquinas
Book publishing
Church & state
Church and state
Church attendance
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Cuomo, Andrew (American governor)
Cuomo, Andrew M
Dioceses
Eucharist
Evaluation
First Amendment-US
Government regulation
Governors
Law
Laws, regulations and rules
Public interest
Religion
Religious aspects
religious exemptions
Religious orthodoxy
Responsibilities
Safety and security measures
Secularism
Theologians
Theology
U.S. state governors
virtue ethics
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Summary:To curb the spread of COVID-19, houses of worship in the State of New York were legally required to limit attendance at religious ceremonies. Two religious communities—the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and the Orthodox Jewish organization, Agudath Israel of America—asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. This article provides a theological interpretation of the Court’s decision to grant these communities injunctive relief, thus freeing them from the State’s restrictions on religious attendance. Drawing upon the Catholic tradition, and especially the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas, the article offers a sustained virtue-based analysis of the Court opinion and of the relationship between church and state more generally.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel14020239