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Sources close to dolan tells fox news he has not heard from the white house this week. group filing a lawsuit against the government suggested middle ground will be hard to find. >> we don't need a year or a moment to adapt to this rule, because the rule is unjust. >> democrats are touting polls suggesting many americans including catholics support the rule. >> i don't care for people using my religious rights under the constitution. to dictate to others in ways that would discriminate. >> if the president back pedals he may end up angering some female voters after key allies stood up for him....

Some good reasons because i think the president had given him some reassurance and then it didn't work out the way the president had said it would. the fact he said this was an important first step ithought that was a very positive statement on his part. and i think it reflects the fact that within the catholic community, there are a number of views, including, among the bishops, some still want a harder line. they want an exemption. i'm sorry? >> let me pick up on that. let me press you a little bit on that. let me show youç dolan's statement. this is archbishop cardinal designate dolan. or...

and sharp and sudden turnaround by the obama administration. the white house now says it's tweaking the health care reform provision that sparked a sudden confrontation between church and state as well as republicans and democrats. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is here in "the situation room" watching all of this unfold. it was pretty dramatic what happened. >> it was, and all of this caught the white house off-guard. there's no sign that the uproar is dying down. the president plays cleanup. >> they will not have to pay foror provide contraceptive services, but ...

Extremely important. it has to do with the regulations in obamacare. >> how this newly waged war on religious freedoms that president obama has now engaged in, how that erodes our foundation and does adversely affect our religious liberties. martha: president obama won the catholic vote in 2008. it is a crucial part of any presidential election vote. father jonathan morris joins me. he is traveling with timothy dolan in the middle east. he has been very outspoken her. good morning to you. >> good morning. when a great time here. in the introduction before the break it was mention they'd someho...

Defending the white house decision to give religious organizations an extra year before they will be required to provide employees free birth control. she says "this strikes a balance between respecting religious freedom and increasing access to important preventative services." but religious leaders say this forces them to violate their consciences. peter johnson jr., fox news legal analyst joins us with this reaction to -- ok, so the catholic church is being told you got to provide contraceptives, sterilization and plan b. >> yeah, president obama after meeting with the bishops and after spe...