Would it be possible for the government to take those closed hospitals under eminent domain? That’s what I’m worried about.
I wondered the same, but if it’s church property, I don’t think they can, nor would they be able to tax church property without changing the tax code .. but I’m not a lawyer. Nor do I know the corporate structure(s) of the Catholic hospitals.
I’ve been very disappointed with the way Catholic colleges have gone in the past 30-40 years, caving in on issues that veer from Catholic teaching. Same with formerly Methodist and Presbyterian colleges. They all seem to have lost their “Christian” bearings. The Catholic hospitals, tho, have continued in a more “Catholic” vein, refusing abortions and euthenasia.
Hopefully, just the threat to close those hospitals would cause the FOCA to lose substantial support in Congress. It’s about time the American Catholic bishops got serious about this issue. They’ve let it slide entirely too long.
Anything is possible under eminent domain with a Marxist government.
Two words:
Scorched Earth.
Of course, which would go a long way towards socialized medicine in this country.
The irony is, people on this board critisize Europeans for their non-religiousness. And yet, most European countries have lower abortion rates and more restrictive abortion laws than the US.