Very unfoutnately, they have adopted the position of supporting health care "reform" in the current form being considered by Congress.
This means that they are essentially unopposed to federal funding for abortion and abolition of conscience protection for Catholic health care workers.
This is a fairly influential group whose positions are now opposed to Catholic teaching.
The House and Senate are full of “D” and a few “R” catholics in name only. Dungheap Harkin and Babs CatBoxer claim to be Catholics. And this charade will continue to undermine Catholicism until the good Bishops excommunicate the demonspawn democrats pushing abortion while claiming to be Catholics. THAT is real separation of church and state! Boot the devils out of the church, to infect only the state, then voters can eliminate the scum like Harkin and Boxer and Pelosi, and ... well, you get the picture.
When ever I see something like this I look for Jim Wallis’ fingerprints. They are all over it. Check out the connections between Wallis and Keehan:
Sister Keenan posting on the Sojourners web site. Sojourners is Jim Wallis’Mag and website (along with Beliefnet).
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/health-reform-a-major-first-step/
Jim Wallis is one of the signers of this letter being touted by the media as well;
http://marinprogressive.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/pro-life-support-for-health-care-reform/
An article penned by Jim Wallis, EJ Dione and Carol Keehan among others entitled
“46 Million Reasons for Health-Care Reform The moral imperatives for change.” Had to register to read it...not that interested. Written in NOVEMBER OF 09
Another connection on Sen Casey’s Website (D-PA):
http://casey.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=e5095338-3383-4512-b7ba-8ca993c7e13a
“This means that they are essentially unopposed to federal funding for abortion and abolition of conscience protection for Catholic health care workers.”
SO FRIGGIN WHAT!!!!!!!!
They are not opposed to dozens of other parts of Marxist expansion of Federal power in the bill EITHER, and guess what, except for the pro-abortion policies the USCCB does not oppose anything else in Obamacare either. Face it, the Catholic Church is Socialist and cares more about promoting socialist policies and politicians than basic Christian moral concerns.