My jaw just hit the floor as I read it.
Here's the links to voice our displeasure at their point of view.
CHA declined any further comment on the matter.
To express concern:
Catholic Charities USA
66 Canal Center Plaza
Suite 600
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: (703) 549-1390
Fax: (703) 549-1656
info@catholiccharitiesusa.org
Sister Carol Keehan, President and CEO
The Catholic Health Association
1875 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20006-5440
phone: (202) 296-3993
ckeehan@chausa.org
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
58 Progress Parkway
St. Louis, Missouri 63043-3706
phone: 314-576-3993
fax: 576-6755
usacouncil@svdpusa.org
The USCCB is headed by my own bishop, Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre.
The USCCB’s statement insists that we pass healthcare reform, and while it does mention that any reform “must respect all life from conception to natural death,” IMO, it is a document rife with naivete.
There is NO WAY universal healthcare will not include provisions for contraception, abortion on demand, and euthanasia. NO WAY.
Additionally, the document does not acknowledge for one moment the unconstitutionality of any such plan; to the contrary, it seems to claim that there is a “natural right” to universal healthcare. The claim is based on “charity.”
Of course, true charity is not given at the point of a gun...it can ONLY be given freely. Anything else is theivery, not charity.
Anyway, the Society seems to be taking its cue from this document. I imagine Catholic Charities and the Catholic Health Association will do the same.
Regards,
PS: I wrote back that, given their response...I will have to keep looking to find a Catholic charity to which I can send my donations, because the SSVdP won't be getting any more of them.