Four U.S. bishops, chairmen of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops committees or subcommittees, have signed on to a letter voicing religious freedom concerns with the Equality Act, introduced in the House this year.
They are part of a group of a dozen Christian leaders who signed the May 7 letter to House members.
In the letter, the signers said they have "grave concern over the devastating consequences to religious freedom" should the bill pass in its current form.

The Equality Act "would devastate the core ministries of a wide range of religious groups, especially those ministries that serve the most vulnerable and that help form members of our faiths to serve the common good," they said.