Posted on 03/02/2009 2:13:48 PM PST by madprof98
A group of 26 Catholic leaders, scholars and theologians Mar. 1 publicly expressed support for the nomination of Governor Sebelius as the next HHS secretary .
They issued a statement calling attention to Sebelius’ successful efforts at reducing abortion in Kansas as well as the Catholic faith’s long standing support for universal health care.
Sebelius Feb. 28th accepted President Obama's request to become his Health and Human Services secretary.
“As faithful Catholics we proudly offer our support to Governor Kathleen Sebelius, who has been nominated to head the Department of Health and Human Services,” statement read.
“Governor Sebelius is a woman of deep faith with a proud family history of public service. We believe Governor Sebelius’ record of building the common good, reforming immigration laws, improving schools, innovating health care solutions, and significantly reducing the abortion rate in Kansas, makes her an excellent candidate for HHS Secretary.”
“Governor Sebelius has demonstrated civility and a new kind of politics that both earned her the respect and collaboration of Republican allies and delivered results for the citizens of Kansas. In addition to offering our support, we also reject the tactics of those who would use Gov. Sebelius’ faith to attack her. As Catholics, we find such partisan use of our religion regrettable and divisive.”
The statement was organized by Catholics United, a Washington-based non-profit that promotes the church’s social teachings and the mission of justice and peace.
“What are the facts?” the statement’s signers asked. “Kathleen Sebelius has made clear that she agrees with church teaching that abortion is wrong and has lived and acted according to that belief. As governor she has worked to reduce the number of abortions by supporting expanded prenatal care and adoption incentives, expanding health services for Kansas families, and providing a variety of support services for families."
The statement went on to say that among other actions, Governor Sebelius:
“Affordable and accessible health care is an essential safeguard of human life and a fundamental human right. With an estimated 47 million Americans lacking health care coverage, it is also an urgent national priority. Reform of the nation's health care system needs to be rooted in values that respect human dignity, protect human life, and meet the needs of the poor and uninsured, especially born and unborn children, pregnant women, immigrants, and other vulnerable populations.”
The statement was signed by:
Ambassador Elizabeth Frawley Bagley
Professor Lisa Sowle Cahill
Nicholas Cafardi
William D’Antonio
Professor Miguel H. Diaz
Michael Duffy
Julia Dowd
Professor Joseph Fahey
Professor Richard Gaillardetz
Fr. David Hollenbach
James P. Joseph
Christopher Korzen
Professor Douglas Kmiec
Steve Krueger
Delores Leckey
Eric LeCompte
Kari J. Lundgren
Professor Jerome Maryon
Fr. Thomas Massaro
Professor Vincent Miller
Professor David O’Brien
Fr. Thomas Reese
Maria Riley
Professor Stephen Schneck
Margaret O’Brien Steinfels
Dr. Patrick Whelan
There, fixed it for you.
One doesn’t always get to glimpse the Devil’s shopping list
Will the Pope do what’s right?
peace and justice - laughable
If there is no justice for the most innocent and helpless among us there is no peace, because we are not abiding in God’s will.
The hall of shame. They should all be publicly excommunicated, if only that were still done. There could be few more serious sins than this.
“And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.”
These people are not Catholics.
They are only CINOs.
** by Catholics United, a Washington-based non-profit **
Catholics United is a new name for
Catholics for a Free Choice.
They are a dissenting group of CINOs. REAL Catholics don’t listen to them!
I don’t know why you continue to spout incorrect numbers.
Only 48 percent of Catholics voted for Obama. The percentages were revised. I’d appreciate it if you would speak the truth.
(Granted, that’s still too many Catholics, CINOs or not.)
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Pray tell, how do you know anything at all that the Pope does or says?
Do you have a connection in the Vatican?
How do you know what he has or has not said to his priests?
Lurking’
| Cardinal Roger Mahoney (Los Angeles, CA) |
Sponsors a "Religious Education Congress" stuffed to the gills with dissenting speakers. The recent session on April 7-9, 2000 had those such as: Sr. Elizabeth Johnson, Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, Sr. Fran Ferder, Sr. Barbara Fiand, Fr. Richard Rohr, Fr. Patrick Brennan, Dr. Diana Hayes, Bishop Ken Untener, Bishop Robert Morneau, Fr. Thomas Reese, Fr. Michael Crosby, Megan McKenna. |
**Priests and Bishops pushing Obama’s abortion or Open Borders agenda **
Source for that statement, please.
The Religious hypocrite leaders of his day also ‘aborted’ Jesus. So we have modern day Catholic leader hypocrites supporting those who support aborting babies. Nice ay?
Maybe you should lurk some more because you sure did read one heck of a lot into my statement. The Pope has made plenty of open statements and I have no exact idea of what he said in private but I sincerely doubt it would contradict his public words.
It always goes to their bishops first.
Don’t enough nations with large Catholic populations have universal healthcare? How much of a bad thing is needed before people figure out they need something better? Universal healthcare is a bad idea and an even worse healthcare system. ...Do Catholics really want an evil government telling Catholic doctors they have to perform abortion?
The LAST thing I would expect from them is for most of them stand up en masse and refuse and/or fold. There is just not that much commitment or courage among American "Catholics".
All of this will be accompanied by a bold proclamations by a handful of Bishops, as well for a call for dialog by the four dozen bishops concelebrating Ted Kennedy's funeral, while the USSCB will publish a 294 page issue statement declaring their general opposition to a wide range of transgressions including border control, homophobia, punishment of crime, capitalism, and oh yes, abortion.
Catholics United - front group?
If she persists in receiving Holy Communion knowing full well that this Is the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ then God will Judge her. I live in a glass house so will not cast the first stone. God help the USA
I am not surprised that it is in the Catholic church.
FMCDH(BITS)
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