THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: If you were waiting for a move from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - well here it is! Finally!!! The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) opposes the current form of the 'healthcare reform bill' because it includes abortion coverage and lacks a conscience clause for medical professionals. The USCCB is now requesting the aid of local bishops to develop a parish-by-parish opposition to the bill across America...
(Catholic Key) - The USCCB has kicked into high-gear urging a nationwide effort by Catholic parishes to ensure abortion coverage is removed and conscience protection included in health care reform. The bottom line message from the bishops:The U.S. bishops’ conference has concluded that all committee approved bills are seriously deficient on the issues of abortion and conscience, and do not provide adequate access to health care for immigrants and the poor. The bills will have to change or the bishops have pledged to oppose them.AmericanPapist reported earlier today that an action item was sent late yesterday to all diocesan pro-life directors asking them to help disseminate bulletin inserts and pulpit announcements to every parish in their diocese.
Every bishop in the country has received the same request and also late yesterday, Helen Osman, Director of Communications for the USCCB, sent the same request to diocesan communications directors and made the inserts available as ads for diocesan papers. I have not seen this level of coordinated effort by the bishops’ conference in nearly 20 years of church work...
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I don't know what kind of health care reform will come out of this session, but I strongly suspect it won't be much. There is, however a silver lining behind this very dark cloud. I am reminded of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Don't be embarrassed if you've never heard of it, there really isn't a hell of a lot to remember about it; a mere pittance, really - a scrap of leftovers tossed out to "American Negros" (in the parlance of the age) in order to appease them. But it made the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - the one we remember - all-the-more easier seven years later.
We'll live to fight another day.
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Tom Degan
now let's see if they get the "catholics" in congress to vote against it. Dont hold your breath, Mr Knight. Pete Frey
Hello Catholic Knight, I really enjoy your blog. Despite the fact that their has finally been movement out of the USCCB, will anything really change? I live in Canada, and believe me when I say that we are anxiously awaiting the retirement age of many of our 'Spirit of Vatican II' hippie Bishops. Its a good move, don't get me wrong. I'm just weary of whether or not this opposition will be acted upon.
God Bless,
Marco
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