Catholic Bishop on Obamacare Rule: ‘We Cannot--We Will Not--Comply

[Jroc]

Catholics still standing for the First Amendment

As many Americans start to enroll in the Obamacare health insurance exchanges on Oct. 1, the position of Bishop Paul S. Loverde, head of the Catholic diocese of Arlington, Va., on the law’s mandate that nearly all health insurance plans include contraception, sterilizations, and abortifacient drugs without co-pays has not changed and is clear: “We cannot – we will not – comply with this unjust law.”

Bishop Loverde made that statement in a joint letter with Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of the Richmond Diocese to the Catholics of Virginia – some 700,000 of them -- on Jan. 30, 2012. Bishop Loverde’s office confirmed this week that, given the mandate has not been changed or rescinded, the bishops’ position has not changed.

Back in March 2012, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) described the Obamacare rule as an “unjust and illegal mandate” that violates religious freedom under the First Amendment, and noted that it affects employers and nearly all individuals -- a “violation of personal civil rights.”

Catholic Bishop on Obamacare Rule: ?We Cannot--We Will Not--Comply With This Unjust Law? | CNS News

 

[R.C. Christian]

Oh hell yes.

 

[tinydancer]

Good to see him throw down the gauntlet. This is going to get hot.

 

[Plasmaball]

Nearly all means there is some that dont. Use those and stop being an attention whore.

Non-story

 

[Plasmaball]

Good to see him throw down the gauntlet. This is going to get hot.

No, no its not going to get hot.

 

[Locke11_21]

Excellent article. And the resistance to the progressive tyranny continues to grow! I used the word progressive because all of them in both parties love this crap.

 

[LoneLaugher]

If that point of view ws actually shared by the majority of American Catholics, you might have fodder for a mildly interesting discussion. But the issue will never be hot. Nobody is forcing anyone to do a damned thing regarding contraception.

 

[JoeB131]

I honestly wish HIs Emminance and the other Catholic Bishops showed as much concern when priests were having sex with altar boys.

In the real world, we call these things "Priorities".

 

[jknowgood]

I honestly wish HIs Emminance and the other Catholic Bishops showed as much concern when priests were having sex with altar boys.

In the real world, we call these things "Priorities".

I think your just jealous hater liberal dupe.

 

[JoeB131]

I honestly wish HIs Emminance and the other Catholic Bishops showed as much concern when priests were having sex with altar boys.

In the real world, we call these things "Priorities".

I think your just jealous hater liberal dupe.

Not at all.

I just get tired of the Church's Rank hypocrisy on this issue.

They know that 96% of their flock are practicing birth control. They know that most couples live together before marriage. They know a WHOLE lot of stuff they call "sinful" is going on, and they don't even bother preaching against it anymore, because hey, they need to keep asses in pews and money in collection baskets.

Especially with diocese going bankrupt when that kid who got molested by a priest they kept moving from parish to parish sues and wins a seven figure settlment.

And they were ALL FOR ObamaCare when they realized ObamaCare would require those deadbeats who show up at Emergency Rooms to actually pay their bills.

So while counting their money and ignoring their hypocrisy, someone pointed out, "Hey, you got to pay for my birth control now!" And they went nuts.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Exempt US.

 

[rdean]

Yet, somehow, Viagra is not a problem?

 

[Jroc]

Yet, somehow, Viagra is not a problem?

Viagra doesn't involve killing babies nutjob

 

[Vox]

Good to see him throw down the gauntlet. This is going to get hot.

too bad they were SILENT during the election year.

 

[Chris]

The 3 great evils in the world are Islam, the Catholic Church, and the Republican Party.

 

[martybegan]

The 3 great evils in the world are Islam, the Catholic Church, and the Republican Party.

The three great idiots are you, JoeB and Luddy.

 

[Chris]

The 3 great evils in the world are Islam, the Catholic Church, and the Republican Party.

The three great idiots are you, JoeB and Luddy.

All three want to keep women barefoot and pregnant.

All three are bigoted toward gay people.

All three are responsible for much of the poverty in the world.

And one actually allows pedophilia.

 

[martybegan]

The 3 great evils in the world are Islam, the Catholic Church, and the Republican Party.

The three great idiots are you, JoeB and Luddy.

All three want to keep women barefoot and pregnant.

All three are bigoted toward gay people.

All three are responsible for much of the poverty in the world.

And one actually allows pedophilia.

Lie.

Lie.

Lie.

Lie.

4/4. nice batting average.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

The 3 great evils in the world are Islam, the Catholic Church, and the Republican Party.

The three great idiots are you, JoeB and Luddy.

All three want to keep women barefoot and pregnant.

All three are bigoted toward gay people.

All three are responsible for much of the poverty in the world.

And one actually allows pedophilia.

Liberalism wants to keep women as sexual objects and aborted...

Liberalism is bigoted toward Christianity.....but not other religions...

Liberalism is responsible for generational poverty...no jobs....high crime...

Liberalism actually is pushing for a lower age requirement for sex....pedophilia by any other name...

 

[ScreamingEagle]

I honestly wish HIs Emminance and the other Catholic Bishops showed as much concern when priests were having sex with altar boys.

In the real world, we call these things "Priorities".

right....like kick out those dirty preying HOMOSEXUALS....