The HHS has issued a rule forcing nearly all private health plans to include coverage for all FDA-approved prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, as well as surgical sterilization. These are listed among “preventive services for women” that all health plans will have to cover without co-pays or other cost-sharing — regardless of whether the insurer, the employer or other plan sponsor, or even the woman herself objects to such coverage.
The exemption provided for “religious employers” is so narrow that it fails to cover the vast majority of faith-based organizations, including Catholic hospitals, universities, and service organizations that help millions every year. Ironically, not even Jesus & his disciples would have qualified.
Last Sunday parishioners were read letters from their Bishops about the DHHS mandate.
Military chaplains tried to do the same…
The Military Is Now Telling Catholic Chaplains What They Can And Can’t Say About The Obama AdministrationThe Catholic Church is fighting mad about an HHS ruling that would have them buy insurance for things they consider sinful–contraception, sterilization and abortion.
All the bishops in the country sent out a letter to be read in their parishes promising that the Church “cannot-and will not-comply with this unjust law.”
Even Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who is in charge of Catholic military chaplains sent out the same letter.
But after he did, the Army’s Office of the Chief of Chaplains sent out another communication forbidding Catholic priests to read the letter, in part because it seemed to encourage civil disobedience, and could be read as seditious against the Commander-in-Chief.
More than one Catholic chaplain who spoke to us off the record confirmed that many chaplains disobeyed this instruction and read the letter anyway. Others sought further instructions from their Archbishop.
Now after much behind-the-scenes bureaucratic wrangling, a new version of the letter will be read, one that was edited of the language about “unjust laws.”
Tell me again how obama really is a Christian, regardless of his speech or actions. And try to keep a straight face while you’re doing it.
4. February 2012 at 11:12 pm
Naw…he’s one of the Pharisees…I just hope that the majority of Christians realize what he’s doing and vote him out!
5. February 2012 at 8:58 am
I do too, Mrs. Who!
5. February 2012 at 3:14 am
It’s not really a war on Catholics, it’s more a war on humanity. Obama is a man(?) of the left. Leftists love death.
5. February 2012 at 8:59 am
True, Peter. History teaches us that lesson over and over, yet so many don’t get it…
5. February 2012 at 6:06 am
Utterly appalling- but the Catholics ARE winning it
5. February 2012 at 9:00 am
Good to hear! I was so disgusted I haven’t looked at any news since yesterday morning…
5. February 2012 at 1:08 pm
I’ll take sedition for $500, Alex. Actually, if the CIC is not following the Constitution, it is not a lawful order. Therefore, it’s not sedition.