[Alex Murphy]

For nearly a century, the Catholic bishops of the United States have been and continue to be consistent advocates for comprehensive health care reform to ensure access to life-affirming health care for all, especially the poorest and the most vulnerable. Although the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) did not participate in these cases and took no position on the specific questions presented to the Court, USCCB’s position on health care reform generally and on ACA particularly is a matter of public record....

....Following enactment of ACA, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has not joined in efforts to repeal the law in its entirety, and we do not do so today. The decision of the Supreme Court neither diminishes the moral imperative to ensure decent health care for all, nor eliminates the need to correct the fundamental flaws described above....

As the article states, "the bishops ultimately opposed final passage of ACA for several reasons". The reasons the USCCB opposed the legislation were these:

• "ACA allows use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions and for plans that cover such abortions"
• "the Act fails to include necessary language to provide essential conscience protection, both within and beyond the abortion context"
• "ACA fails to treat immigrant workers and their families fairly.ACA leaves them worse off by not allowing them to purchase health coverage in the new exchanges created under the law, even if they use their own money"

[JimWayne]

Catholics are socialists. John Roberts is a Catholic. The Supreme Court has 5 Catholics and 3 Jewish people. While Clarence Thomas is also a Catholic, he is an exception because the socialist trend that can be traced to the church is a concept not usually seen among black Catholics. Their reasons for supporting the Democrats are usually different.

[Natural Law]

"For nearly a century,..."

For nearly six months you have not posted anything and your first post back is a piece excerpting lines critical of the USCCB. Tell me again that you don't have an agenda.

Peace be with you.

[Lee N. Field]

Alex — long time no see.

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[ardara]

I wonder why the Bishops do not come out strongly for repeal of Obamacare.It is a very bad law and yes it now the law of the land.The law is for abortion and euthanasia.The Bishops are supporting Obama in his quest for European Socialized Medicine which allows for more abortions,euthanasia and killing young defective chidren.The Bishops have been poorly informed on the dangers of this law from the beginning.
As with Roe v Wade Obama got his law.He does not care how.We must now repeal Obamacare and repeal Obama.

[spunkets]

I was looking for the part where the bishops opposed the law, because it violated the commandment that “y’all shalt not steal”. Funny... I couldn’t find it.

[what's up]

Thanks for this.

a couple weeks ago I asked several Catholics on FR how the catholic bishops stood on socialized medicine before the abortion plank was put in Obamacare.

None of them could answer.

This makes it fairly clear that the bishops are in favor of socialized healthcare.

I now have my answer. Thanks again for the post.