Just two days after Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich, signed an “emergency” executive order requiring all pharmacists in the state to fill contraceptive perscriptions regardless of conscientious objection, he attended a memorial Mass for Pope John Paul II. After communion Bishop Thomas Paprocki gave an eloquent plea defending the right of conscience and petitioning the governor to rescind his executive order: “Mr. Governor, out of respect for our beloved Pope John Paul II, please respect his wishes; please rescind your order. Let our pharmacists be free to follow their faith!”