Posted on 07/13/2012 8:59:36 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
A recent press conference reminded us that the Democrat media cheerleaders are standing with Nancy Pelosi in telling the Catholic Church to DROP DEAD!
Lost in the news of by John Roberts certification of Obamacare is the fact that the first major assault on our civil and religious rights will be here on August 1st.
The threat from this bill will cease to be a “potential” menace and become reality when Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ edict demanding the Catholic Church yield to her commands becomes “settled law.”
Her order DIRECTS religious institutions to provide “sterilizations, without any fees or co-pay, to all women with “reproductive capacity”–meaning all women who have begun ovulating, including teens.”
Using the National Academy of Sciences guidelines the HHS says females old enough to menstruate –statistically girls as young as 12 years old – must be part of this group. After August 1, 2012 their employer’s expense, even teenage girls working in rectories can be sterilized if they seek this procedure.
This means Cardinal Timothy Dolan the head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will either provide a sterilization option...
(Excerpt) Read more at coachisright.com ...
There is one good thing about this issue. We are going to learn whether the Catholic Church is still a religion, or just a corporate enterprise using religion as a tax shield.
One hopes Catholicism is still an actual religion.
But HHS gave Islam a waiver.
Total violation of 1st Amendment
The Catholic Church will get what it deserves. All it has to do is be true and excommunicate Pelosi and the likes then ask God to protect His church. Otherwise, the church is on the wrong side.
That is why I never will be a Catholic.
I want to see the Church strap on a backbone and excommunicate Sibelius and her minions....for openers.
isn't "she" Catholic? Why hasn't "she" been excommunicated?
I mean CHAIRWOMAN of the ANTI-Catholic Conference? REALLY?
The Catholic Church overwhelmingly supported Obama and Obamacare. So, tough luck.
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