Tuesday March 23, 2010
Cincinnati Archbishop Condemns ‘Catholic’ Groups’ Support for Health Bill
By Kathleen Gilbert
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 23, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Archbishop Dennis Schnurr last week joined a host of U.S. bishops who came out explicitly against the Senate health care bill that was signed into law Tuesday, and condemned as erroneous “groups with ‘Catholic’ in their name” who supported the bill.
“Positions on the current healthcare legislation taken by groups with ‘Catholic’ in their name have caused a great deal of confusion about the official position of the Catholic Church,” said Schnurr in a statement to pastors in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, to be shared with their parishes, and emailed to LifeSiteNews.com by Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati.
“On Monday, we sent out a statement from Cardinal George on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops explaining the Church’s position in opposition to the legislation because it does not adequately prevent federal funds from being used for abortions,” wrote Schnurr. “We continue to avidly support a reform of our healthcare system that provides coverage for as many people living in the United States as possible.
“However, we cannot support such an effort at the cost of taxpayer dollars funding the end of human life.”
Support from groups such as the Catholic Health Association and Network, a pro-abortion social justice lobby composed of Catholic religious sisters, had been used by Democrat leaders as ammunition to woo pro-life Democrats on the fence about the bill, according to the White House’s own admission.
Click here for a list of bishops who specifically condemned the final Senate health care bill.
See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:
Catholic Doctors, More Bishops Insist: Catholic Teaching Incompatible with ObamaCare
https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/mar/10031912.html
Tug of War: ‘Do not be Fooled’ by Catholic Groups’ Health Bill Support, Say Bishops
https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/mar/10031802.html