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BREAKING: Every Single Bishop Has Condemned the Obama/HHS Mandate!
CatholicVote.org ^ | 02/16/2012 | Thomas Peters

Posted on 02/16/2012 3:50:53 PM PST by Pyro7480

From Miami, Florida to Seattle, Washington–

Every single Roman Catholic bishop in the United States has condemned in public the Obamacare HHS mandateall 180 bishops who lead dioceses in the U.S. have spoken.

This is a simply incredible, unified, universal Catholic witness on this critical issue of religious freedom.

(To those wondering about my methodology, it is now negative instead of positive — I am no longer able to find a single Roman Catholic bishop who has NOT spoken out against the mandate publicly. It is also my presumption that this conclusion applies to all Eastern Rite and Sui Iuris bishops in the U.S.).

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To: Pyro7480

obamma does not care. There are more heathen than Christians he is thinking.


21 posted on 02/16/2012 4:12:35 PM PST by rawhide
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To: Pyro7480

Including Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks? Woohoo!


22 posted on 02/16/2012 4:14:50 PM PST by redhead (Don't take what doesn't belong to you. LIFE BELONGS TO GOD.)
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To: Pyro7480

Are they opposing Obamacare overall or will they support it if they win the exclusion for themselves?


23 posted on 02/16/2012 4:15:19 PM PST by kalee (The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
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To: Pyro7480
Every single Roman Catholic bishop in the United States . .

Redundancy Dept.

Aren't all RC bishops single? I thought so.

24 posted on 02/16/2012 4:18:58 PM PST by logician2u
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To: kalee

It’s my understanding that they’re not fighting for the exclusion for just themselves, but for all Americans. However, I would guess that there’s still an internal debate over withdrawing support for ObamaCare overall. Too many bishops have forgotten the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, which is quite compatible with the Founding Fathers’ concept of federalism.


25 posted on 02/16/2012 4:18:58 PM PST by Pyro7480 (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: Pyro7480

Didn’t see this on ABC news tonight. But there was a feel good story nothing about Michelle Obama and a real hit piece attacking Santorum once even saying, “shows just how far right he is.”

The media is in full Obama worship mode now.


26 posted on 02/16/2012 4:20:49 PM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: Strategerist

Catholics that attend Mass regularly care. The support of the Bishops will embolden and energize us. This is significant.


27 posted on 02/16/2012 4:22:55 PM PST by TheRightAngler
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To: Strategerist

With respect, I think you will be surprised where this is going.


28 posted on 02/16/2012 4:26:08 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (....The days are long, but the years are short.....)
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To: logician2u

LOL!


29 posted on 02/16/2012 4:27:28 PM PST by Pyro7480 (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: Strategerist

I am one of many. At my liberal leaning Catholic church, who counts Newt, Begala and Terry McCauliff as members, there were resounding applause after the Bishops letter was read.


30 posted on 02/16/2012 4:31:57 PM PST by nandrew
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To: Pyro7480

The Bishops are going to need to stay united. Obamacare section 1303 requires enrollees to fund SURGICAL ABORTION, with no exceptions for moral or religious objections.


31 posted on 02/16/2012 4:37:36 PM PST by Ell
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To: Pyro7480

It’s time that they excommunicate everyone who defies the Church on this.

The bishops need to play hardball and clean house of those who sabotage Christ’s teachings.


32 posted on 02/16/2012 4:40:58 PM PST by Shadow44
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To: Strategerist

When catholic hospitals and schools start to close this will hit the fan.

This is just day one. Catholic church is 2000 years old. Obunga has plucked with the wrong people.


33 posted on 02/16/2012 4:41:25 PM PST by PA-RIVER
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To: Pyro7480

Here’s an idea for the Bishops: Get your flocks to turn against the anti-CHRIST 0bama!


34 posted on 02/16/2012 4:42:50 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few and let another take his office. - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: TheRightAngler

I asked this question on another thread and didn’t really receive an answer. So, I’ll ask again..

If for some reason Obama drops this issue, do you think all will be forgiven in November?

I’m not talking about the conservative Catholics that reside at FR..but what about the more liberal members of the church that maybe up in arms now?


35 posted on 02/16/2012 4:49:47 PM PST by berdie
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To: Shadow44
Money will determine what they do...

Plain and simple........

36 posted on 02/16/2012 4:53:48 PM PST by Osage Orange (A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.)
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To: Pyro7480

I’m not a Catholic, but AMEN!!!! Redemption perhaps?


37 posted on 02/16/2012 4:56:51 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Jim "Firebrand" Robinson endorses Newt...with EPIC call to action!!)
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To: berdie

Tis, a good question and I do not know the answer. One would think the bottle has been opened and the genie is out. In a normal world it could not be put back in but this is fair from a normal world.

This said there are many more things that will occur between now and the elections, so much that elections could be postponed? Greece default, Euro collapses, Israel / Iran, US - Syria friendly nations against Syria, Terror attack, US dollar failure (might be longer than a year, could be 3 or 4), Debt ceiling again...

To many factors but I would say they all work against O except the postponement of elections if that were to occur.


38 posted on 02/16/2012 5:01:03 PM PST by jafojeffsurf (Return to the Constitution)
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To: Pyro7480; Salvation; NYer; ELS; firebrand; Coleus

Wow... great news!


39 posted on 02/16/2012 5:02:26 PM PST by nutmeg
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To: Shadow44
The church should publicly excommunicate Nancy Pelosi. Then announce that to come back she must undergo exorcism.
40 posted on 02/16/2012 5:04:48 PM PST by PA-RIVER
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