According to the Catholic Key Blog, the US Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will oppose Obamacare unless it specifically denies funding for abortion.
The USCCB, which is to say, the Catholic Church, has long been an advocate for health care reform. But the Bishops are unwilling to accept a health measure unless language is inserted prohibiting coverage for abortion in any government-run health insurance.
On July 17, Bishop William Murphy, Chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, wrote to Congress saying: “The USCCB looks forward to working with you to reform health care successfully in a manner that offers accessible, affordable and quality health care that protects and respects the life and dignity of all people from conception until natural death.” Then Bishop Murphy drew a line, declaring that “no health care reform plan should compel us or others to pay for the destruction of human life, whether through government funding or mandatory coverage of abortion.” (Socratic emphasis)
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Thank God, the bishops are finally speaking out.
penguin2 (Diary) Tuesday, August 11th at 4:13PM EST (link)I’m sorry, I have to repeat myself. Thank God.
Now whether it will haveany influence, I don’t know. But the Catholic Church and its hospitals must make a strong stand. If not, there’ll be more than just a shortage of doctors and nurses; you can add hospitals into the mix.
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Minor quibble
Lammo (Diary) Tuesday, August 11th at 5:29PM EST (link)The USCCB is just that – the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. As such, it is not technically correct to say “which is to say, the Catholic Church” but rather “the Catholic Church in the United States.”
From Wikipedia:
As with all bishops’ conferences, certain decisions and acts of the USCCB must receive the recognitio, or approval of the Roman dicasteries, which are subject to the immediate and absolute authority of the Pope.
The USCCB, although influential and possessing some authority, does not speak with authority over the whole Church.
Don’t be so open minded that your brains fall out. (John Corapi, The Black Sheep Dog)
Yes, sorry.
Loren Heal (Diary) Tuesday, August 11th at 8:19PM EST (link)In my defense, what I said wasn’t actually incorrect, but it did oversimplify.
I guess I should have said something like, “The USCCB, highly influential in Catholic Church policy, has long been ….”
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Lammo (Diary) Wednesday, August 12th at 12:47AM EST (link)Like I said, minor quibble.
Don’t be so open minded that your brains fall out. (John Corapi, The Black Sheep Dog)
If we stand around and wait for Catholics to help kill this bill....
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Wednesday, August 12th at 1:10AM EST (link)it will be passed and in place just as quick as The Imitation Christ was! The Catholic church of today is not your grandfather’s church. They are always looking at the government to save the masses instead of sticking with the tried and true of God doing so!
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