U.S. Catholic Bishops Assail Parts of Health Care Plan

NY Times: As recently as July, the bishops’ conference had largely embraced the president’s goals, although with the caveat that any health care overhaul avoid new federal financing of abortions. But in the last two weeks some leaders of the conference, like Cardinal Justin Rigali, have concluded that Democrats’ efforts to carve out abortion coverage are so inadequate that lawmakers should block the entire effort.

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CommonSense   September 1st, 2009 - 2:08 pm

Where were all these guys when Notre Dame allowed the baby killing President to speak with honors? Just like many other problems with ANY leadership in this country they’re all just a bunch of “Johnny Come Lately’s”……..I guess it’s better late than never.

poetopoet   September 1st, 2009 - 2:13 pm

The SS Obama is going down, a tea bag hit it and all the rats drowned in a hale of fire of heated tea baggers. Long live America.

Calvin&Hobbes   September 1st, 2009 - 2:24 pm

Better late than never. Every little bit helps.

I suppose the gears in the Catholic Church move ever so slowly, which is OK, as long as they are moving in the right direction.

We Catholic Church goers need to push our church leaders to make these denouncements sooner and more purposeful.

OBAMANATION by NOTRE DAME   September 1st, 2009 - 2:39 pm

To Common Sense -

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CommonSense   September 1st, 2009 - 3:25 pm

“OBAMANATION by NOTRE DAME September 1st, 2009 – 2:39 pm” – LOVE IT! Keep up the great work! I on the other hand when I burned my ND gear vowed never to be a fan or spend a dime on that school again.

JoeKidd   September 1st, 2009 - 3:37 pm

After seeing two of Edward M. Kennedy’s grandsons speak at his service this past weekend, I’d say the Kennedy family “adults” are totally morally bankrupt. And I’d pray for those kids. I don’t think they kids knew then they were being hurt by their own kind- they’re to young to know that now. And the words they spoke seemed chosen for them and not their own…and that’s also tragic. They lost THEIR grandpa, not some great legislator- Hah! Those kids needed their own closure, yet were denied that because of 0bama’s Democratic politics. Huh?

All of us have experienced loss… Most would agree it would’ve been best- especially for the kids themselves- if they’d been able to speak their own words from their hearts, maybe telling a story or sharing a nice memory about their grandpa. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen for them and their “family” is to blame.

Indeed, if those kids had actually come up with the words that were read aloud, a good parent would’ve said something like “No, let’s leave that for another day- Don’t miss this chance to say goodbye to grandpa in your own way.” That would’ve been the RIGHT thing to do- the adult thing to do.

But that didn’t happen…and maybe that’s because the powers-that-be knew those kids were PERFECT for the part: they’re ‘uncriticizable’…
So I don’t criticize the kids- but I wholly condemn the unholy “adults”…they’re the ones who are supposed to know better!
But then again, maybe they did…maybe that was their plan. After all, we did hear what we did hear…it was intentional.
And that’s what makes me think that their “family” is totally morally bankrupt.
The Kennedy’s will eat their young- on national TV! And that’s despicable.

I’m an IMPERFECT parent, but even I know what I saw was WRONG.

They’re just kids for God’s sake…

OBAMANATION by NOTRE DAME   September 1st, 2009 - 4:02 pm

CommonSense -

Yeah, I know how you feel. I have not worn any ND stuff in 6 months and I don’t plan to unless they get the message.

Have you heard the new FIGHT SONG? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jse_pjp64Cg

Keep up the Fight and don’t let the http://www.Indoctrinate-U.com crowd win.

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   September 1st, 2009 - 4:04 pm

America…”real” Americans are going to Washington to march on 9/12. If you want to join them…and we all should…go to Glen Beck 912 Project in your search engine to get details.

If you can get there, get there!

Numbers speak volumes…and we have the volumes to get our voice heard loud and clear in Washington!

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1. GETTING INFORMED
2. GETTING INVOLVED

DON’T TREAD ON US…WE PAY YOUR BILLS IN WASHINGTON AND IN YOUR HOMES WHERE YOU WILL ALL BE GOING STARTING IN 2010 AND BEYOND…GUARANTEED!

Thomas A. Anderson   September 1st, 2009 - 4:33 pm

Teddy’s gone now- he’s with Michael…and Camelot IS Neverland to paraphrase Mr. Breitbart. Coast-to-coast, I’d say Barack’s America is His Dreamland. For us, it’s a nightmare…one big fat freak blood-letting if you will. Got Doomsday? And for me, it’s Wonderland reloaded… You see, my name’s Neo- I took the red pill…and the truth IS out there ;~)

It’s time to Monday-morning quarterback this past year…exposing Teddy and Barack for the voodoo they’ve done so well. It was Barack’s idea to be seen as ‘the last Kennedy brother’…making him 4th Horseman-of-the-Apocalypse. JFK was the 1st, RFK the 2nd, Teddy 3rd, and now Barack 4th. The circle’s now complete and the prophecy fulfilled: 2012’s Rapture and World Peace are soon-to-come…for the children!

Quoting ’scripture’ from The Rise and Fall of American Tackle Football by Michael Vick, Hush Puppy PressÂŽ (2006): “Years ago, on a cold winter day- the field a frozen tundra, God came down from Heaven and quarterbacked the Libs. God took the snap and handed off tossed ball to JFK-dawg…”

The play, coming from one SAD (Saul Alinsky Democratic) playbook, was called “34EyeRight PowerBlastWeakLeft CounterTrey66 Tango2SlitSlot PostUpFlankTrap ZipDownRomeoBone Go4CrackWillieShoot BeamBackFudgePack ON THREEEEEE, Dawgs!” WOOOOOOF!

JFK took the ball(s) and hit the hole hard, busting hymen- I mean the line- before penetrating MM’s secondary. But a Mafia hit from the grassy knoll magically NIXed him- FUUMMBLE! JFK, 1st Horseman, was dead- his brain matter-splatter covering an entire Continent-al…just because Dallas ‘loved’ him… How ’bout DEM Cowboys? And Rozelle too!

Bobby picked-up the loose ball and was on his way to scoring the winning touchdown when a Palestinian kicker de-cleated him in LA. RFK, 2nd Horseman, was dead- he had reached the endzone…the wrong one. Rosey Grier, a Fearsome Foursome DT, missed his assignment: he’d been on the sidelines guarding a cheerleader named Ethel.

With both JFK and RFK out of the game now (and dead), it was time for Teddy’s number (666?) to be called. You see, Teddy had been groomed to be 3rd Horseman by his poppa, the Original JoPa, who had been a Jew-hatin’ boot-leggin’ lobotomy-orderin’ Lib before a cat got his tongue. Harvard, home of the Forward Pass was picked, and Teddy walked-on to become team mascot…the crimson bringing out his blood-shot eyes.

While in Cambridge, Teddy became a top student-athlete abusing women, skipping (swim) classes and cheating on tests. Before graduating (he majored in Drivers Ed with a Spanish minor), Teddy was named starting clipboard-holder and there still was hope: America’s royal family still had a spawn from Hell to give to the world.

But Teddy’s rise to fame in the pro’s was slow and painful- especially for one young woman. His ‘class-ditching past’ turned into ‘ass-ditching fast’ when, at the mature age of 37 (a fully grown boy by Kennedy standards), Teddy left Mary Jo Kopechne (God bless her soul) in a drink (something Teddy liked to do) called Quidditch (what would Dumbledore do?)

That summer of ‘69 was a crazy one already, with the country overtaken-by-events: in Vietnam, a secret war had been declared on hamburgers; AIDS came ashore in America when Cat5 CumMeal SLAMMED the gulpcoast; Helter Skelter riots killed nine 1/2 (weeks?) at Stonewall; Met hippies miraculously won the Wood Stock; and we landed on the moon We Landed on the Moon? WE LANDED THE MOON!!!

With so much Kennedy Klan Karma distracting the country, many missed seeing The Teddy land like The Eagle…but we soon learned Rescue-Swimmers they’re not: 28-years-young Mary Jo, with the rest of her very short life ahead of her, spent the last hour of it trapped underwater in a ‘67 Olds trying to suck what air remained from the bucket seats Teddy had farted in

Teddy had crashed, Mary Jo splashed, then Teddy crashed again…in bed…and her now dead…because Teddy needed his nap. Mary Jo got hers too, but never woke-up. When Teddy did ten hours later, his first thought (naturally) was for her (is she dead yet?). Only then did he think of himself, his first call being to the Kennedy family lawyer (what’s my story and the co$t?) Teddy had screwed the pooch fumbing on the 1-inch line of life- hers. He was on the IR- she on the PUP forever. Speaking of puppies, in honor of this occasion, Teddy named his dawg Splash. How cute!

Teddy lived on and Mary Jo didn’t…because Teddy had Kennexxxions. Despite being the family’s third-stringer, he was picked-up off of waivers and middle-fingered for Senate locker room towel boy laundering dirty old white men jockstraps. Teddy had found his (ditch b!tch) niche and greasily pumped his fists.

Teddy still lived on but Mary Jo didn’t… so Teddy waited for his shot (pun intended). Disguising himself as a GatoradeÂŽ cooler full of booze (the man WAS a drunk). Teddy (the original Mr. Irrelevant) ran left (duh!) but got facemasked by a peanut-brained midshipman with 444 teeth. Go figure! And that’s what America when Team Reagan ran up the score, trouncing the Dems twice! Got landslide?

And Teddy still lived on while Mary Jo didn’t. Teddy disappeared (he was good at that) successfully lobbying (he was also good at that) for LESS playing time on special Olympic teams AND MORE playing time in his pockets and lobbying (did I say he was good at that?). Teddy had no strengths in any nonskill-positions and parlayed this God-given talent into team waterboy. He also signed lucrative deals becoming spokesman for Bev-Mo!, DAMM and The Dive Shack. And he was sponsored by Hometown Buffet.

And Teddy STILL lived on while Mary Jo didn’t. Amassing a girth of wealth over a 40+ year career, Teddy was named team ball-handling and waitress-sandwiching coach. His nickname The Lyin’ was for obvious reasons- he did that to his Pope and the American people. His unswerving (unless driving) devotion to this principle came to the attention of grassroot community organizers, and Teddy became Barack’s athletic supporter. Happily, he saw his Barack become POTUS. Sadly, he saw his brain become poison.

And Teddy died while Mary Jo didn’t- she was already dead…Teddy had won that game long ago. The final score: 77-28. Teddy had scored 11 TD’s to her lowly four. He routed her dead and regaled in the highlights, especially tasteful jokes- drowning jokes LOL. But that doesn’t make Teddy a bad guy. He did one job well- handling ball tossing off to the 4th Horseman Barack. Their ball-exchange was clean, but the price steep: ObamaCare was hope-and-changed to DeadyTeddyCare…because Barack went for the six- points for Him, feet under for Teddy.

Barack’s the rock star running back now- He rocks-and-rules, running back to Hell. The Super Bowl XLIV win is his… the Summer of Discontent is ours… and the drunk in the ground is Teddy… And Barack’s laughing all the way!

Disgusted Republican   September 1st, 2009 - 5:21 pm

I’m a 76yo life long disgusted Republican with over 400 employees in 7 states. My companies Health Care cost has RISEN 44% in 16 months…with HIGHER co-pays and LESS coverage. Talking to my Republican Senator’s about Health Care Reform for corporations,who are about to go out of business with EVERY RISING Heath Care Cost, is like trying to pull teeth with a pair of tweezers.

I’m PRAYING and begging for Health Care Reform for my employees and their families or we will find themselves with LESS coverage and HIGHER payments next time we are up for renewals. The Republican Party has sold their souls to the devil for POWER and could care less about ANYONE other then themselves and the BAPTIST, who give them the votes to remain in office and the INS CO’s fund their swift boat ads to demonize any Democrat.. I WILL NEVER VOTE REPUBLICAN AGAIN and they need not come to me for access to my personal and corporate bank accounts…ever again. But they don’ worry about that…the INS CO’s will bank roll them til their least breaths.

THIS NATIONS HAS TO VOTE OUT ALL REPUBLICANS…we have to do it for the FUTURE of OUR CHILDREN!

peter c   September 1st, 2009 - 5:33 pm

I called the Boston Diocese ( I am a Catholic in Boston) to complain about their High Mass for a lying,Adulterous,abortion supporting,g@y marriage advocate Kennedy who killed a woman and never showed any remorse…He loved jokes about it!….but they actually switched one phone line off…and the other was so jammed no one else could get through.

There is a huge difference between the Vatican and the Boston Church.The Boston Church should be ashamed for letting Ted’s second wife…who lived in sin with him./..be the center of a Mass….for allowing phony Catholics like Pelosi ,Kerry,Biden…the Kennedy family…top receive Holy Communion knowing they live in sin…condone sin….and then used their grand kids to push for a health care bill that provides abortion on demand with Tax money.

There are ,like this reporter said…some so-called Liberal Catholic orgs…but, make no mistake about that…they are NOT Catholics if they support abortion…and G@y Marriage…pure and simple…and this guy should know that…But the Media will never say that…They want the Catholic Church to fail…they know Communism can’t work until Christianity is gone.

So, they show these phony Catholics like these Liberal phonies and the likes of Pelosi,Biden and the Kennedys…and then try to convince us that it is They who are the real Catholics and not the true practicing Catholics who are following the Church teachings against abortion and G@y marriage….unlike the Kennedy family and the phonies in the congress who call themselves Catholics but support abortion etc….

They true Church will Never support Obama and his socialist agenda….They will never support Obama’s abortion through 9 months policy. And even with the lying liberal media weeping and gnashing their teeth over it…the true Church will stand for LIFE!!!

JameS   September 1st, 2009 - 6:03 pm

A bunch of supposedly celibate old men telling women what they can and can not do with their bodies.
No, I do not “support” abortion. I think it is disgusting. But it is a decision that should be between a woman and her doctor. No one else should be dictating to them what the final decision should be.

kmichaels   September 1st, 2009 - 6:36 pm

JameS, human children are not a woman’s own body. It is a new mix of genetics and is not simple property of one person or another. Neither is Abortion an old person issue. There are lots of young people that despise abortion as well. You are too stupid to even frame the issue accurately. The idea that because new life resides in particular space inside of another body and must therefore be classified as simply property, like that pimple on your nose, is just retarded and ignores the value of life. To murder is not a discussion between female and doctor or God and female. It is immoral.

kmichaels   September 1st, 2009 - 6:37 pm

JameS, human children are not a woman’s own body. It is a new mix of genetics and is not simple property of one person or another. Neither is Abortion an old person issue. There are lots of young people that despise abortion as well. You are too stupid to even frame the issue accurately. The idea that because new life resides in particular space inside of another body and must therefore be classified as simply property, like that pimple on your nose, is just stupid and ignores the value of life. To murder is not a discussion between female and doctor or God and female. It is immoral.

Disgusted Liar   September 1st, 2009 - 6:39 pm

I’m a 76yo life long disgusted Democrat with over 400 employees in 7 states. My companies Health Care cost has RISEN 44% in 16 months…with HIGHER co-pays and LESS coverage. Talking to my Democrat Senator’s about Health Care Reform for corporations,who are about to go out of business with EVERY RISING Heath Care Cost, is like trying to pull teeth with a pair of tweezers.

I’m PRAYING and begging for Tort Reform to help decrease Health Care costs for my employees and their families or we will find themselves with LESS coverage and HIGHER payments next time we are up for renewals. The Democrat Party has sold their souls to the devil for POWER and could care less about ANYONE other then themselves and the Socialists, who give them the votes to remain in office and the INS CO’s fund their swift boat ads to demonize any Republican.. I WILL NEVER VOTE DEMOCRAT AGAIN and they need not come to me for access to my personal and corporate bank accounts…ever again. But they don’ worry about that…the INS CO’s will bank roll them til their least breaths.

THIS NATIONS HAS TO VOTE OUT ALL DEMOCRATS…we have to do it for the FUTURE of OUR CHILDREN!

kmichaels the hypocrite   September 1st, 2009 - 6:46 pm

You are obviously a man who has no knowledge of what it is to be a woman. I supposed in YOUR world it is NOT immoral to send our troops off to die in an unjust war. Or to let millions of Americans be denied what our savior Jesus advocated for so intensely simply for your personal political ideology. You know, feeding the poor and healing the sick? But then I don’t expect you to notice or acknowledge you obvious hypocrisy when you are always so blinded with your hate and spew your untruth. You are the immoral one who should seriously be concerned about your bout with the devil when judgment days comes for you. I truly pity your soul.

sleepless in seatle   September 1st, 2009 - 7:06 pm

@joekid
Yo Joe you are totally write
Those kids are so bein used

utah angler   September 1st, 2009 - 7:07 pm

Sleepless in Seattle R U high

John Elway   September 1st, 2009 - 7:11 pm

Thomas A Anderson did you go to Princeton?
If so did you graduate in 96′

Spaceman Spiff   September 1st, 2009 - 8:33 pm

@Calvin and Hobbes:

Maybe you “Catholic Church goers” should celebrate your freedom of religion by letting everyone have freedom, rather than the freedom to obey the stipulations of the Catholic Church. Last time I checked, it was this sort of hypocrisy that caused me to abandon the church. You want to live a certain way? Feel free. You want to tell me how I have to live? My 2nd amendment will beat up your 1st amendment. That was how this country was founded. Not by the Pope.

Action Jackson   October 8th, 2009 - 1:22 am

More idolotry – how can you blame them?
They’re raised in it.

Abortion? Gay Marriage?
Hey, don’t worry ’bout that – let’s find common ground.

2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Hey, he’s a Christian right? He said so. (Don’t mind that little slip on tape about his Muslim faith)

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