Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, sent a letter on Friday to all the Catholic bishops of the United States reasserting the conviction of the Catholic Church that it will not yield to the Obama administration’s command—issued in the form of a Health and Human Services regulation implementing the president’s health-care plan--that Catholics and Catholic institutions must violate the teachings of their faith by purchasing and providing health insurance plans that pay for sterilizations, contraceptives and abortifacients.
“We have made it clear in no uncertain terms to the government that we are not at peace with its invasive attempt to curtail the religious freedom we cherish as Catholics and Americans,” Cardinal Dolan wrote his brother bishops.
“We did not ask for this fight, but we will not run from it,” he said.
“Since January 20, when the final, restrictive HHS Rule was first announced,” Cardinal Dolan wrote, “we have become certain of two things: religious freedom is under attack, and we will not cease our struggle to protect it.”
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If there is to be a separation of church as such that 'God' and any referance to "god' must be removed from our schools and public buildings then the Government has no right demanding any church to go against that church's edicts, teachings and beliefs.
ReplyDeleteah the pharasies have spoken!
ReplyDeletethey are more worried about their tax exempt status than anything else. The Pope comes to amerika and hands out communion to the likes of pelosi, kerry, kennedy, etc, what did they expect? You know the old saying lay with dogs get some fleas!
This group of individuals currently heading up the church have no moral auhority to speak on anything!
I do not identify with any "religion" but I will defend religious freedom with my last breath. What's happening here is the government is trying to make religous organizations go against their most sacred beliefs.Government isn't the solution,government is the problem.
ReplyDeleteSorry preacher. If I pay my premiums I want all my healthcare options including birth control
ReplyDeleteWhen the churches start paying taxes, then they can have a say in what the government mandates that they do.
ReplyDeleteI agree with those above until they start paying taxes, stay out of our government.
ReplyDeleteWhen the churches start paying taxes, then they can have a say in what the government mandates that they do.
ReplyDeleteMarch 5, 2012 2:09 PM
Do you and the one that agrees with you have any idea what you just said?
There is to be NO MANDATE from any government telling churches what to do.