"Youll have to drag me out, go right ahead. Im not closing this hospital, we will not perform abortions, and you can go take a flying leap."
ALL of the bishops need to take this position!
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It would be absolutely great if they did all take that position. But they won’t .
BUT maybe several more than Loverde will.
THey should.
It would get a lot of attention.
It would be absolutely great if they did all take that position. But they won’t .
BUT maybe several more than Loverde will.
THey should.
It would get a lot of attention.
I’ve always believed that the Catholic bishops need to start flexing their muscle on pro-life issues.
You want us to perform abortions in our hospitals? You and what army?
It will come to that.
And despite what ever the bishop says, many of the Catholic and Christian hospitals will perform abortions. Because they are not run by the churches directly but by a board of directors, most of whom will choose to dump life to stay in business.
Quite a statement. I hope all the bishops stand firm like this. Loverde used to be aux. bishop here in the Hartford diocese.
If it comes to this, and hospitals have to close or bishops get arrested, then I will say to every pro life person I know who voted for Obama, YOU caused this! So many people were suckered in by the flash and glitz and nice bumper stickers etc. Never mind substance. Countless millions must have thought he is so nice and charismatic, he couldn’t possibly be for more abortions!
What part of “Thou shalt not kill” doesn’t 0bama understand?
This is one of those deals where 1st amendment rights should hold, and if the FOCA becomes law, they should fight it at the SC.
I think the Amish are exempt from social security system, there must be legal precedents.
If Obama tries to ram this down Catholics' throats, well there will be trouble over it. And to think Biden will be his VP, might make even him squirm. But even Catholics will not stand united, sadly. I will stand with them against FOCA and a lot of others will, too.
“Youll have to drag me out, go right ahead. Im not closing this hospital, we will not perform abortions, and you can go take a flying leap.
Finally! Someone with a pair! I expect (hope) we will be seeing more of this in the times to come.
It will come to this if Obama pushes it. No way that the Vatican will allow Catholic hospitals to perform abortions.
The alternative, of course, will be to close them. And with many dioceses under severe financial pressure, that may well happen.
But there will be further consequences as well. I honestly don’t know what I will do if my tax money is used to subsidize abortions, making me an unwilling accomplice to abortion. But it will certainly provoke a lot of outrage, and perhaps some sort of tax revolt—especially since taxes are soon going to be unaffordable anyway.
And the right to life movement has been willing to be patient, despite all the continuing deaths, because things seemed to be moving forward. If they suddenly move backward, contrary to the will of most voters—who were never really informed about what Obama’s record on abortion was—there are going to be a lot of bad feelings.
Seriously, and as a catholic, I think that Pope Benedict needs to order all the Catholic clergy to enforce the church doctrine on this matter. Clergy that does not follow the cannon and teachings should be excommunicated.
Additionally, politicians that take support abortion and take Communion should be barred from doing so. Those that continue to violate this prohibition should also be excommunicated.
One bishop did say that he would close the hospital rather than allow abortions to be performed, his reasoning was that they would soon feel the deficit in health care availability.
For your lists.
The hospital administrators of ALL Christian Hospitals need to take this stance! It’s about time ALL Christians stood up for their beliefs and not just Catholics!
They don’t have to arrest. They just sue and fine and decertify...a death of a thousand paper cuts. No chance for the big gesture, Bishop, unless you shut the doors of the hospital and call the media.
Amen
Please God, let other Bishops speak out in this same way!