Thread: Catholic Bishops Help Pass Pelosicare

The shocking turn of events once again demonstrates the extreme left-wing drift of the Catholic Church

Catholic Bishops Help Pass Pelosicare

By Cliff Kincaid
Monday, November 9, 2009

The AARP and American Medical Association supported H.R. 3692, the Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009, but a careful analysis of the media coverage demonstrates that it was the U.S. Catholic Church that provided the winning margin. Yet, the liberal media are failing to raise the issue of the alleged separation of church and state.

Contrary to some media reports, the U.S. Catholics Bishops never opposed a national health care scheme. In fact, their main objection was to a provision for federal funding of abortion. Once that provision was eliminated, the Catholic Bishops embraced the bill.

On Saturday, after Catholic lobbyists had finalized a deal with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the most prominent Catholic in the U.S. Government, the Politico reported that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops had “delivered a critical endorsementâ€

If anyone claims we haven't passed out of one Theocracy and landed smack dab in the middle of another, they're full of it...