Catholic bishops plan to forcefully confront Obama

Chicago Tribune on-line ^ | November 11, 2008 | Manya Brachear, Tribune staff reporter

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

BALTIMORE - America's Roman Catholic bishops, long one of the leading political forces against abortion, vowed on Tuesday to accept no compromise for the sake of unity until there is legal protection for the unborn.

About 300 prelates gathered here for their national meeting adopted a formal blessing for a child in the womb and advised Chicago's Cardinal Francis George as he drafted a post-election letter to America's Catholics. The moves were meant to tell the incoming Obama administration, which supports keeping abortion legal, that the nation's Catholic bishops are stepping up their opposition to abortion.

"This is not a matter of political compromise or a matter of finding some way of common ground," said Bishop Daniel Conlon of Steubenville, Ohio. "It's a matter of absolutes. Either you didn't have slavery or you did have slavery. So it is with abortion."

Bishops Thomas Paprocki of Chicago said the Freedom of Choice Act could threaten conscience clauses, putting Catholic health care institutions in jeopardy.

"There are grave consequences," Paprocki said. "If Catholic hospitals were required by federal law to perform abortions, we'd have to close our hospitals."

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

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[Mikey_1962]

Gee, maybe they’ll stop funding ACORN.

[Don Corleone]

Excommunication is the answer!

[thesetruths]

They don’t seem to be wishing him “every success” as are some others.

Good.

[mockingbyrd]

Way to stand up bishops....better late than never. Still would like to see Biden, Pelosi excommunicated. Actually, I’d prefer to see a public repentance on their part. I wonder which is more likely?

[SunkenCiv]

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[ethics]

The Bishops and the cardinals have finally gotten straight to the point. No ifs, ands, or buts!

The next step after Bishop Martino taking on Biden should be the Senator bob casey jr.

GO BISHOPS1

[allmost]

From the article: "There are grave consequences," Paprocki said in an interview. "If Catholic hospitals were required by federal law to perform abortions, we'd have to close our hospitals." "I don't think I'm being alarmist," Paprocki told the bishops. George agreed that losing federal funds would put Catholic health care facilities, which make up a third of the nation's hospitals, out of business. Closing Catholic hospitals would put many patients seeking charitable care from those facilities at risk, he added.

[AndrewB]

Cardinal Biggles! Poke Obama with...the SOFT CUSHIONS!!!

[CWW]

They did that already last month, wise guy. Read the news often?

[Antoninus]

Our bishops have been MIA for decades now, but I'm getting a sense that the tide is FINALLY turning.

God bless and protect our good and holy bishops!

[netmilsmom]

Which one of the Bishops was it that had the biggest fit about the Faithful Citizenship document? I can’t remember who it was.

[mware]

A good first step would be a mass March For Life in DC. I believe two days after Obama takes office,

[linn37]

Didn't I see an article stating that more Catholics went for Obama then Mccain? If thats true the bishops should confront themselves.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

That’s it. Obama is the AntiChrist!

BTW, it is getting harder to argue with my friends that he is NOT the AC, especially since it looks like his first actions as President will involve abortion and stem cell research.

Oh, well we only have him around until 2012.

Wait a minute!

Isn’t that the date the Mayan Calender ends?

This is getting TOO CREEPY.

[Snickering Hound]

Better late than never...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieDo4GoRPE

[aWolverine]

Bye bye tax exempt status.

[Emmett McCarthy]

Too much talk and too far past the election. And I AM a faithfully practicing Catholic. This show won’t change a thing and when they could have changed something, they didn’t.

[Antoninus]

"There are grave consequences," Paprocki said in an interview. "If Catholic hospitals were required by federal law to perform abortions, we'd have to close our hospitals." "I don't think I'm being alarmist," Paprocki told the bishops. George agreed that losing federal funds would put Catholic health care facilities, which make up a third of the nation's hospitals, out of business. Closing Catholic hospitals would put many patients seeking charitable care from those facilities at risk, he added.

And let it not be forgotten that Mitt Romney's socialized medicine scam and homo-adoption garbage put the Catholic Church in Boston in precisely the same kind of binds.

When you have to make charity illegal to serve your immoral masters, you know you've turned to the dark side.

[prayerfullywaiting]

The sleeping giant is awake.....thank you

[virgil]

The March for Life has got to be huge next year

[Antoninus]

Too much talk and too far past the election. And I AM a faithfully practicing Catholic.

Then you must have had your head in the sand over the past 6 months. By election day, over 100 bishops had spoken out forcefully on the election and abortion. Some, Like Bishop Gracida, went as far as naming names.

[Zionist Conspirator]

But doesn’t this criticism make the bishops “racists?” Especially since “people of color” seem so enamored of killing their children (way to show “whitey,” btw).

[traumer]

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Yeah I’ve seen that also.

What people don’t realize that there are a LOT of people whom call themselves Catholic that don’t practice in any way shape or form.

If they polled Catholics whom attend Mass at least once a week the numbers would have been quite a bit different.

[mware]

I have decided to attend the march for life instead of CPAC this time around.

It will be something very special this year since the obama crowd will still be in the area.

I may take the train down if our parish does not have a bus going.

[Radl]

It wasn’t just Catholics that voted for him.

[Prole]

Exactly.

I want to see Joe Biden excommunicated IMMEDIATELY if not sooner.

[Mercat]

These guys are shocked, shocked, that Catholics voted for Obama? Give me a break! Bunch of liberal queens. I’m a practicing Catholic who is totally fed up with these guys.

[Emmett McCarthy]

I’m not unaware of them, but the Conference of Bishops meeting and speaking out would have gotten a lot more attention and I still have questions about the ACORN donations.

[jstolzen]

Well, as much as this is LONG overdue, I have to ask..what “teeth” does this have?

Will the Bishops finally do the right thing, and ex-communicate pro-abortion politicians? (They should). Refuse them Communion? (Ditto).

Doubt it. The Catholic Church is also a political entity IMHO (unfortunately), and they don’t want to “make too many waves”. Hence, the “wiffing” on REAL support for the unborn.

We’ve been attending Catholic Mass for over 15 years now..I think I can count on ONE hand the number of Homilies I’ve heard on the topic. What’s THAT tell ya?

[IrishCatholic]

Who will know about it?
Two gay protesters on the Supreme Court steps will get wall to wall coverage.
Hundreds of thousands marching for life won’t get a mention.

[VRWCer]

They’ve made this Catholic proud. God Bless them!!!

[Americanchild]

Bye bye tax exempt status.

I really hate this excuse. A church has every right to preach what it believes! Like it or not, some politicians are going to disagree. So what? Is a church supposed to keep silent about what it sees as evil? They may as well all close if that's the case.

[Safrguns]

Yeah... what are they gonna do now? hold up a cross and bag of garlic cloves???

Not to belittle bishops, but what kind of clout do they think they really have with this guy???

They should have forced the issue with voters a LONG TIME AGO!
OHHH... but nooooo.... gotta protect that precious tax free status of the church now dont we? Just like the Trinity Church of Christ and Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam protects theirs right???

Give me a break.

[teletech]

Either we Christians serve God or we serve man. We can’t have it both ways.

[Mmmike]

Yes, and in general we need to conspicuously affirm our religious faith in public, rejecting the secular ideology that casts a presumptive shade of suspicion over anything “religious”. As always, the Christmas season is probably the most effective time to do so.

[Just Lori]

"If Catholic hospitals were required by federal law to perform abortions, we'd have to close our hospitals."

Well, of course! Those closed hospitals will be reopened under the National Health Care Act! Just don't expect to be paid for the buildings or the equipment therein.

[Just Lori]

Yer kiddin’, right? These men have had their heads firmly planted in the sand for decades.

If they’re finally waking up, great. However, sometimes “late” is “too late”.

[frogjerk]

I’m not unaware of them, but the Conference of Bishops meeting and speaking out would have gotten a lot more attention and I still have questions about the ACORN donations.

The Catholic Bishops have asked the FBI to investigate ACORN's relationship with the CCHD.

[RichInOC]

“The power of Christ compels you. The power of Christ compels you. The power of Christ compels you....”

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Maybe they could build a Catholic college that teaches the Catholic teaching on life while they're all together in one place? They will need Catholics who know it to carry through these plans.

[Just Lori]

Six months? Why didn’t they take this kind of stand EVERY DAY since 1973?

The American Church has been moving left for decades. The last 6 months is nothing in comparison.

[XR7]

Excommunication is the answer!

Obama is not Catholic.
They'd do better excommunicating all the pro-abortion/pro-homosexual so-called "Catholics" in Congress.
Won't happen, of course.

[frogjerk]

Bye bye tax exempt status.

I really hate this excuse. A church has every right to preach what it believes! Like it or not, some politicians are going to disagree. So what? Is a church supposed to keep silent about what it sees as evil? They may as well all close if that's the case.

Too much rendering to Caesar going on in the Church. Time to speak the TRUTH and let the chips fall where they may.

[aWolverine]

Bye bye tax exempt status.

I really hate this excuse. A church has every right to preach what it believes! Like it or not, some politicians are going to disagree. So what? Is a church supposed to keep silent about what it sees as evil? They may as well all close if that's the case.

It's not an excuse, it's a promise of life under Comrade Zero's Brave New Bootheel. Also, get ready for the Ministry of Journalism to do hit pieces on the individual clergymen.

[mockingbyrd]

Those are the 70 virgins waiting for deceased terrorists.

[Doctor Don]

I’m not a Catholic, but I thank God for these courageous Catholic bishops!

[DocT111]

OMG one of my favorite Monty Python sketches...in fact my husband and I were watching this sketch last night.

[Salvation]

Pray for LIFE!

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