Michigan Catholic school argues in lawsuit mask mandates violate religious liberty by hiding 'God's image'

An appeals court will hear a case from a Catholic school in the state Wednesday that claims mask-wearing violates religious liberty by covering "God’s image and likeness," according to reports.

"Unfortunately, a mask shields our humanity and because God created us in His image, we are masking that image," the school argued, according to the Washington Post.  The lawsuit argued that masks make students less social and two parents who joined in the suit said masks caused physical discomfort and made it harder for their children to breathe. "A mask is disruptive to this essential element of the Catholic faith, and it is disruptive to the teaching of young children for these and other reasons," the school argued, according to the Post.