Catholic Church’s unfair attack against Obama (by condemning baby killing)

Boston Glob ^ | February 2, 2012 | Joan Vennochi

[Zakeet]

Last Sunday, the Catholic Church declared war on President Obama. Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida quickly took up the cause, signaling the outlines of a serious religious rumble to come in 2012.

The president should be ready for the fight, knowing that on this one he is right.

At Sunday Mass, Catholic parishioners across the country were read letters denouncing the Obama administration’s recent decision to require religiously affiliated hospitals, colleges, and charities to offer health insurance coverage to employees for contraception and the "morning-after pill." On Monday, Rubio, a Republican star who is often mentioned as a VP candidate, introduced a bill that would override the Obama policy by allowing religious institutions that morally oppose contraception to refuse to cover it.

But not all employees of Catholic institutions are Catholics. Why should their employers impose their religious beliefs on them and deny coverage for birth control and other medical care? As long as those Catholic institutions are getting taxpayer money, they should follow secular rules. That’s the Obama administration’s argument, and it makes sense.

[Zakeet]

Your bishops are basically saying to hell with me ... and the conservative right wing lunatic Protestants are joining forces with them ... just to condemn the harmless practice of killing babies ... and this gives me the moral high ground ... and I'm not trying to regulate religion or undermine Catholicism ... I'm merely telling Catholic leaders they can’t regulate the beliefs of those of other faiths ... so I'm ready for the fight ... knowing that on this one I am right! *

* The leftist twit hit just about every talking point in the libtard talking points with this screed, didn't she?

[BenLurkin]

not all employees of Catholic institutions are Catholics. Why should their employers deny coverage for birth control and other medical care?

Because it is the employer's money. Why is that so hard to understand?

[DLfromthedesert]

Yes, and that’s one reason Obamacare needs to be overturned, so they could have private insurance and not take taxpayers’ money.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Last Sunday, the Catholic Church declared war on President Obama.

Two years ago President Bowbama and his administration declared was on the Catholic Church, and Christianity, in general, with the passage of Bowbamacare!

[NTHockey]

Response Catholic bishops SHOULD give: “We’ll comply when Mohammedans eat pork and drink wine. Until then, FUBO.”

[TheDon]

But not all employees of Catholic institutions are Catholics. Why should their employers impose their religious beliefs on them and deny coverage for birth control and other medical care?

Why should their employees impose their religious beliefs on them and require coverage for birth control and abortion?

It's all about how you frame the debate.

[Jeff Head]

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Unbelievable.

The Obama administration is trying to FORCE a religious organization that has created inumerable hospitals and charities all across the country, to practise immoral and unspeakable murder in their hospitals against their will and their beliefs.

It is Obama that is declaring war, being unfair, and trying to act like the tyrant that he is.

He will push the American people too far over this and he will decidedly not like the results.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

It is Obama that is declaring war, being unfair, and trying to act like the tyrant that he is.

He kills two birds with one stone. He gets the Catholic Church out of the charity business, and closes 1/3 of all private hospitals, helping to force us into the only game in town, socialized medicine.

[Zakeet]

Catholics are evil for opposing baby killing ping.

[Ronin]

But not all employees of Catholic institutions are Catholics.

I am pretty sure that if the hospitals tried to enforce a "Catholics only" employees rule, the Glob and every other leftist fish-wrap in the country would be screaming 10 times louder than they are now.

No religion really likes competition but those who believe in the religion of socialism and big government hate it the worst.

[NakedRampage]

"But not all employees of Catholic institutions are Catholics. Why should their employers impose their religious beliefs on them."

Not the only job in town. If you don't like the rules, get a different job.

In addition, birth control is non-essential, to say the very least. Why should it be provided for free by anyone?

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

health insurance coverage to employees for contraception and the "morning-after pill."

Drugs that induce sterility or abortion are called "healthcare." That's how the Left wins debates.

NEVER use their euphemisms. We lose before the debate even begins.

[don-o]

I am wondering if he’s finally bit off more than he can chew? I am hearing of many Bishops declaring that they will not comply.

[Zakeet]

Drugs that induce sterility or abortion are called "healthcare." That's how the Left wins debates.

NEVER use their euphemisms. We lose before the debate even begins.

You are exactly correct!

And that's why I never use terms like "a woman's right to choose" and "abortion." Let's call this terrible practice by what it really is ... baby killing.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The _resident is so visibly tone deaf on this one. Especially since he promised he wouldn’t even do this when negotiating with bishops for their support on Obamacare.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Oh, those phrases are OK if completed. ... to choose to kill her pre-born baby. ... to abortion of her pre-born baby.

[Gumdrop]

This idiot is just as dumb as Juan Williams who was on THE FIVE program today (Fox News). He was filling in for Beckel.

The discussion about the furor over the Obama Admin’s decision to not grant a dispensation to Catholic institutions on the mandated contraception and morning afgter pills became very hot and strident.

Juan actually said that the Catholic Church had absolutely no case against this decision and that Obama was correct. When the other four (Kimberly G, Dana P, Greg G, and Eric B) all disagreed with Juan, then Juan stated that Archbishop Timothy Dolan and the other representatives of the Catholic Church were only complaining because they were going to lose the money from the Federal Government. His theory was that running schools, hospitals, and charities were nothing to do with actual faith and religion.

So, the radical Marxists in this administration are going to war against all the clerics in the church by claiming that by following the teachings of Jesus (feeding the hungry, caring for the sick, clothing the poor, etc.) the church has somehow no connection with having a Christian faith. These idiots only see entering a church for a religious service as being part of a faith community.

I have never been so angry in my life. When Juan was confronted with the First Amendment to the Constitution, he claimed thatg women’s health had priorities over the right of religious people in matters of health.

Folks - this is why Obamacare must be overturned. The federal government is taking over our lives and now our souls as well.

[righttackle44]

Please, continue to attack the Kenyan Muslim, who gives great illustration to the word macaca.

[italianquaker]

Thank you mr obama for finally waking up the Catholic Church. Ted Kennedy,Pelosi and Kerry couldnt do it but you did.
Hopefully now my fellow Catholics will stop voting for this disaster!

[righttackle44]

Please, continue to attack the Kenyan Muslim, who gives great illustration to the word macaca.