[NYer]

Speroforum editor Martin Barillas is a former US diplomat, who also worked as a democracy advocate and election observer in Latin America. He is also a freelance translator.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Day late and a dollar short.

[NYer]

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[NVDave]

Oh yea, that’ll scare those Congresscritters.

The only thing that causes Congress to listen to constituents is the prospect of losing their seats. Nothing else matters.

So unless and until the Church puts out a doctrine that says “voting for those who would force Catholics to fund that which is a sin is, in itself, also a sin...” they’re going nowhere.

[NVDave]

Oh yea, that’ll scare those Congresscritters.

The only thing that causes Congress to listen to constituents is the prospect of losing their seats. Nothing else matters.

So unless and until the Church puts out a doctrine that says “voting for those who would force Catholics to fund that which is a sin is, in itself, also a sin...” they’re going nowhere.

[Salvation]

We have a two page letter from Cardinal Dolan in our bulletin this week!

[Mariner]

It's important for everyone to note: The US Conference of Catholic Bishops were among the strongest advocates for the "Affordable Healthcare Act" and insisted that it cover illegals too.

http://old.usccb.org/sdwp/national/2010-01-27-Alert-healthcare.pdf

Now they are pinched over the life issue and have been betrayed by their communist partners.

Still, their ONLY gripe with this "law" is over contraception and abortion. Otherwise they are perfectly happy with your enslavement.

[ardara]

How come this handout is not mentioned on the Catholic News Agency website?

[NakedRampage]

A bit late to the party, I’m afraid.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I'm actually glad the USCCB didn't manage to get a custom-made loophole constructed for Catholic institutions tout court. The most serious danger to all of us would be the bishops managing to finesse this thing for church-related healthcare, educational, and charitable employers only, while leaving the rest of us stuck with this hellacious perversion of a government-corrupted system.

It's not just a problem with "the HHS mandate." It's certainly not just a matter of "Church institutions." The larger filthy tyranny --- Obamacare itself --- has to be taken down completely.

We live in interesting times.

[ardara]

What good is a flyer if it is not given out?Cardinal Dolan sent a very good letter to his fellow Bishops dated March 2,2012. Why can’t this letter be given out in every Catholic Church?

[Ransomed]

“The U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops is issuing a flyer to be distributed at Masses over the March 3-4 weekend...”

When did they send out the flyers, or is it something that has to be printed out? Does anyone know how this works when the USCCB wants something in the bulletin? I know my church has trouble putting something in the bulletin if it isn’t given to them by the middle of the week.

Freegards, thanks for all the pings on FR

[STJPII]

Great guy. Nice sie.

[redgolum]

In other words, HHS will ignore it until/unless Catholics vote for Obama.

Sad thing is, it will probably work. American people can't focus that long, and most women nation wide in and out of the Catholic church are for the contraception mandate.

[Gumdrop]

We actually got it last Sunday in our parish.