Beck: 'Wake Up' & Join Catholics in Fight Against Contraceptive Mandate

This morning, Glenn Beck tackled some of the biggest religious issues of the day. Among them, he covered a monumental debate that's heating up between the Catholic Church and the Obama administration. The division, as you likely know, is over an impending federal mandate that religious groups cover abortion-inducing drugs and birth control free-of-charge.

(Related: ‘We Will Not Comply’: Catholic Leaders Distribute Letter Slamming Obama Admin Contraceptive Mandate)

"What the Obama admin is asking Catholics to do is to violate what they believe is morally right," Beck said. "I urge you that, if you are a Catholic, to read this...search this story out, read it and then get involved."

But Beck's call for engagement went beyond simply calling Catholics to take a stand. He also encouraged people of all faiths to recognize the issue's importance, urging them to come together to "assist the Catholics in everything they are doing right now."

"Nobody's asking anybody to change their theology or to have doctrinal debates," Beck continued. "This is about our liberty and our religious liberty to be specific."

Catholic League president Bill Donohue joined Beck on-air to discuss his take on the matter. Of particular note, Donohue mentioned the rare collaboration he's seeing between Catholics of all stripes on this issue of the contraceptive mandate.

"I've been doing this job in the Catholic League for about two decades and never have I seen greater resolve on the part of Catholics," he said. "Even liberals who don't normally get along with conservatives are coming together on this."

Donohue also had some tough words for the president and his administration.

"I have never seen an administration as aggressive to stamp out religious liberty as the Obama administration," he said. "Obama has created a nightmare and why he's doing it in an election year, I have not a clue."

Watch this portion of the discussion, below:

"It is a full assault from every direction. We have got to wake up," Beck proclaimed."

Watch the second portion of the discussion, below, to hear Donohue and Beck further describe what can be done to offer support to Catholics:

Also, be sure to tune in to GBTV tonight at 5:00 p.m. ET to see Beck confront these issues head-on.