A Catholic school in Michigan is suing the state arguing that the previous mask mandate violated religious liberty by covering 'God's image and likeness'.
'Every human has dignity and is made in God's image and likeness,' the schools argued. 'Unfortunately, a mask shields our humanity.'
The school in Lansing (pictured) says masks block God's image by obscuring the face, and says they interfere with religious instruction.
The Resurrection School also claimed masks make people anti-social and interferes with Catholic instruction and practices, such as the act of asking for forgiveness, which it says requires face-to-face apology.
'As the Catholic faith teaches, we are relational beings,' the suit reads. 'And our existence as relational beings points to the Holy Trinity.
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 Rev. Steve Mattson, pastor for the Church of the Resurrection argued that masks inhibit social interactions and disrupt learning.
