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Catholics Protest Sebelius Over Contraception Rule At College That Offers Birth Control | The Cardinal Newman Society, a conservative Catholic organization focused on college students, is protesting Georgetown University’s decision to invite Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to give the commencement address for the college’s Public Policy Institute. In a petition, the society president Patrick Riley, writes that it is “scandalous and outrageous” that Georgetown invited Sebelius, “a publicly ‘pro-choice’ Catholic who is most responsible for the Obama administration’s effort to restrict the Constitution’s first freedom — the right to free exercise of religion.” Catholic leaders have consistently attacked the Obama administration’s new regulations that will expand access to contraception. However, Georgetown President John DeGioia announced that the college will continue to provide birth control coverage for its employees.