Bishops Leave Evil Coalition

Earlier this week I blogged about the bishops involvement with a coalition of organizations that endorsed Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court. (See here....) The groups also include many who shill for abortion and "gay" rights. Apparently, picking up the rock and shining the spotlight on this scandal sent the creepy crawlies scurrying. The bishops have left the coalition to which they should never have belonged in the first place. Now the question is, who got the bishops into this pickle. Heads should roll! It's time to clean up that vipers nest at the bishops' conference.

Another Wicked Connection of the USCCB -- Will it Ever End?

Another revelation about the USCCB and their wicked connections is making waves on the internet. The Leadership Counsel for Civil and Human Rights (LCCHR), a coaltion that came out with a video endorsing Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, includes among its members....guess who?....the bishops' conference. LifeSiteNews reports that:

The pro-abortion and homosexualist lobbying activities of LCCHR, whose members must pay a $1000-minimum annual membership fee, are well-documented. On its website, the group lists the "right to privacy and choice" of abortion as among women's rights, and pushes for same-sex "marriage" and other homosexualist legislation as a matter of civil "rights."

Along with the U.S. Bishops, among LCCHR's coalition members are listed top pro-homosexuality and abortion groups, including the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Organization for Women, the National Partnership for Women and Families, and Planned Parenthood.

This is another example of how the bishops misusing money collected from the people in the pew. And here's the propaganda ad the bishops helped pay for by their membership in this evil coalition. How do you feel about being forced to advance the career of a woman who is pro-abortion, pro-homosexual, an opponent of free speech and the second amendment, who has socialist leanings and hates the military. Frankly, I'm mad as hell.

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops' track record for liberalism is intact

Apparently the U.S. bishops' conference has learned little or nothing from the recent scandals over the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and other issues promoting Democratic party politics. And now the bishops' mouthpiece announces they will support the health care bill if....

What's the if? According to Politico, "The Roman Catholic bishops signaled Thursday that if agreement is reached with House leaders on anti-abortion language, the church would work to get the votes needed to protect the provisions in the Senate — and thereby advance the shared goal with Democrats of health care reform." Read more here...

So let's get this straight. The federal government by this bill will take over about 18% of the U.S. economy. The bill mandates all kinds of draconian rules that affect doctors' relationships with their patients and limits the freedom of Americans with regard to choosing their own health care. It threatens seniors who will not be protected by abortion provisions. It will certainly be more expensive and require higher taxes.

If that's not enough reason for concern, the bill directly violates the Catholic principle of subsidiarity and is one more giant step toward socialism.

So the USSCB's reputation for being totally committed to the Democratic party continues. They gave us the Obama administration and have diverted massive amounts of money to aid and abet the culture of death. This latest position on health care is completely consistent. Abortion is not the only bad element in the bill and the Church should be actively working to make sure that health care is dealt with at the lowest level possible. Federal government takeovers of every element of our lives is not a Catholic principle!

Michele Bachmann, Congresswoman from Minnesota, has spoken very articulately against the health care legislation and promoted better options that leave the people, not the federal government, in control.

 

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