Catholic Bishops had sign-off on Senate abortion amendment

[kpete]

Catholic Bishops had sign-off on Senate abortion amendment
by Joe Sudbay (DC) on 12/08/2009 08:55:00 AM

The Catholic Bishops really do have a lot more influence in Congress than they do over their parishioners. The Bishops got to approve the abortion amendment being offered today by Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE):


***** Casey, Nelson and other lawmakers worked closely with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to come up with language that would meet the church's requirements. In a letter sent to all 100 senators Monday, the bishops endorse the Nelson amendment.

***** The Nelson amendment is based on language authored by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and attached to the House-passed healthcare reform bill.


Most American Catholics ignore their bishop. Most Catholics around the world ignore their bishops. Yet, members of Congress kowtow to them. Amazing.

http://www.americablog.com/2009/12/catholic-bishops-had-sign-off-on-senate.html
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/70921-nelson-offers-senate-abortion-amendment-

[truebrit71]

1. What is is about Separation of Church and State that Sen. Nelson doesn't understand?

:eyes:

[berni_mccoy]

2. I'm Catholic and I think the Church should lose its Tax Exempt Status For this

as well as for it's involvement with the Stupak Amendment.

[mmonk]

6. Me too.

And I am Catholic too.

[patrice]

3. I wonder if the language they chose includes something like "War is Social Abortion" Probably not...

too many people will get up out of the pews and stop putting money in the Offertory ba$ket$$$.

[mopinko]

7. yeah. so much for the seamless garment of life.

my catholic relatives worship my war hero nephew, then bitch about abortion.

[patrice]

9. You NEVER hear anything about that seamless cloak anymore nor do you hear anything about

what the Baltimore Catechism used to tell us that God made our souls FREE and the discussion of that particular precept always included the point that mature Catholics are supposed to CHOOSE between good and bad, but then that was the '60s when Viet Nam and the struggle for Civil Rights gave us plenteous examples of good people caught in bad circumstances.

[mopinko]

10. well, joseph bernadin is dead.

and the church wants him to stay buried, i guess.
but with all the catholic hospitals out there, you would think they would want hcr to pass.

[napi21]

4. Someone should send them all copy of this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUTPhZmkIDI

It's the interview Chris Matthews had with the Bishop from R that told Kenndy he should not receive Communion. Chrs had the best argument I've ever heard!

[HopeHoops]

5. I recently re-read the Constitution, including all of the amendments, however....

...I don't recall anything about the Catholic church being a branch of government. Perhaps the members of Congress should give the Constitution a read. It really isn't that long of a document.

[BolivarianHero]

8. What a fucking joke...

I guess they're scared that they won't have any little boys to play with unless there are unwanted children...

[spanone]

11. the older i get the more i hate religions....all of them.