Comments on: The Sisters of Life Speak Out http://blog.archny.org/steppingout/?p=2253 Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:26:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ed Mechmann http://blog.archny.org/steppingout/?p=2253&cpage=1#comment-20454 Ed Mechmann Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:18:32 +0000 http://blog.archny.org/steppingout/?p=2253#comment-20454 Okay, so it's politics when the bishops and the holy sisters speak out in defense of their religious liberty rights which have been threatened in an unprecedented way, but it's "constructive" health care policy when the politicians who are perpetually running for re-election and raising money for campaigns change the law dramatically to serve the interests of their supporters. Got it. That's clear now. Okay, so it’s politics when the bishops and the holy sisters speak out in defense of their religious liberty rights which have been threatened in an unprecedented way, but it’s “constructive” health care policy when the politicians who are perpetually running for re-election and raising money for campaigns change the law dramatically to serve the interests of their supporters.

Got it. That’s clear now.

]]> By: Peter Rox http://blog.archny.org/steppingout/?p=2253&cpage=1#comment-19882 Peter Rox Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:27:35 +0000 http://blog.archny.org/steppingout/?p=2253#comment-19882 How have so many bishops and Catholic institutions and organizations not been bothered by state versions of this rule for more than a decade, existing in 28 states, according to the NY Times? Will Catholic bishops and organizations play a constructive role in promoting health care for the largest number of Americans, or will they continue to simply sit on the sidelines and throw well-timed complaints of religious persecution as they ready themselves to fight against President Obama and his party in the upcoming elections. Once upon a time, there was a Catholic Church in the US, led by bishops known for social justice for all, especially the poor. Today, we have the bishops supporting politicians who have spoken out against child labor laws, against social security, against universal health care against medicare, against unemployment compensation, against the entire social safety net. The lengthy statement of the nuns does not anywhere indicate where they have been for the many years of the healthcare debate. Are they only entering it now, and as a political statement? I am skeptical of these in the Catholic Church now crying religious persecution, especially after more than a decade under similar rules, including in New York state. How have so many bishops and Catholic institutions and organizations not been bothered by state versions of this rule for more than a decade, existing in 28 states, according to the NY Times? Will Catholic bishops and organizations play a constructive role in promoting health care for the largest number of Americans, or will they continue to simply sit on the sidelines and throw well-timed complaints of religious persecution as they ready themselves to fight against President Obama and his party in the upcoming elections.
Once upon a time, there was a Catholic Church in the US, led by bishops known for social justice for all, especially the poor. Today, we have the bishops supporting politicians who have spoken out against child labor laws, against social security, against universal health care against medicare, against unemployment compensation, against the entire social safety net.

The lengthy statement of the nuns does not anywhere indicate where they have been for the many years of the healthcare debate. Are they only entering it now, and as a political statement? I am skeptical of these in the Catholic Church now crying religious persecution, especially after more than a decade under similar rules, including in New York state.

]]>