Catholic Bishops Lobby for ObamaCare, Amnesty for Illegals

Accuracy in Media ^ | January 27, 2010 | Cliff Kincaid

[AIM Freeper]

Calling health care a "right" to be guaranteed by the federal government, America's Catholic Bishops are trying to save ObamaCare at a time when the legislation has been pronounced in limbo, dying or dead by most of the media.

The evidence of intensive Catholic Bishop lobbying activity suggests that liberal Congressional leaders are going to give the legislation a temporary respite so that liberal Catholics can be persuaded to pressure Congress to pass both national health care legislation and "comprehensive immigration reform" in the form of H.R. 4321, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity" Act.

As AIM has documented, lobbying by the Catholic Bishops and their representatives, who worked closely with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, guaranteed passage of the health care bill in the House.

In a January 13 conference call and briefing, Kevin Appleby, a representative of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, explained in frank language why the Bishops are so desperate to pass the health care and immigration bills. He said that the Bishops want a federal health plan to absorb the costs being borne by the nation's 600 Catholic hospitals to cover illegal aliens.

Appleby said, "We have Catholic hospitals throughout the country that experience the same things that Alan was describing and we serve undocumented immigrants in our emergency rooms and community clinics, etc. So we have a stake in this in that the burden will fall not just on our providers but as Alan described, taxpayers throughout the country."

This was one of the clearest indications yet that support for national health care legislation is a means by which the Bishops can dump some of the costs of operating Catholic hospitals on the American taxpayers.

[Little Ray]

Hey, I’ve been working hard to start thinking soundly (as a result of being guilty of way too many knee-jerk responses over “Pontiff says...” or similar anti-Catholic subversive garbage).

[jnsun]

This liberal claptrap is just as common in the Protestant churches. You are just as likely to get a lecture on global warming or the evils of the capitalist system as you are on the salvation of your soul at some of the churches I've attended. And some churches wonder why the pews are often empty.

I'll second that. I've heard it from both Methodist and Presbyterian ministers. It's the same hypocrisy - we promote taking and spending your money at gunpoint to make us appear charitable Christians.

[G Larry]

Hey guys, Obama is NOT “fixing” ANYTHING, so quit buying his bumperstickers!

His plan only restricts access to real health care, while pretending to expand health coverage. An insurance card IS NOT the equivalent of “health care”!

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As for his “immigration reform”, nothing could be more racist than a plan to maintain slave wages and AVOID assimilating immigrants into American society. Furthermore, how is it fair to allow ILLEGALs to jump in front of those seeking citizenship via LEGAL channels?

[Little Ray]

Besides, I’m a Methodist. You won’t find a worse bunch of Commie, Pinko, Fellow-Travelers than the upper ranks of the Methodist Council. It doesn’t mean the laity shares their beliefs (esp. not in Forsyth County, Georgia...).

[dennisw]

When you add up legal and illegal immigration 80% of it must be Catholic. So the Catholic bishops are just angling to fill their church pews with a new flock. They are sick of the old flock which built America, fought for America and is too conservative