Comments on: Catholic Bishops: If Obamacare Funds Abortion, We Oppose Obamacare

By: JadedByPolitics

JadedByPolitics — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:10:40 +0000

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!

By: Lammo

Lammo — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:47:46 +0000

Like I said, minor quibble.

By: Socrates

Socrates — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:19:03 +0000

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 ….”

By: Lammo

Lammo — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:29:23 +0000

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.

By: penguin2

penguin2 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:13:15 +0000

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.