Thursday, November 05, 2009
Planned Parenthood: looking for Catholics who don't act like it
I received an e-mail yesterday from Brian Burch of CatholicVote.org. A snip:
Back to Main PageThe Catholic Bishops sprung into action late last week, announcing their strong opposition to the current health care legislation because the bills include taxpayer support for abortion and fail to provide a conscience clause for doctors.Complete letter from Brian Burch is available here (hat tip to Mississippi Catholic), including action steps for those Catholics who share the concerns of their bishops. It is sad that one has to modify the noun "Catholics" with such a clause, but such is the world we live in.
The Bishops have asked all Catholics to petition Congress to remove any support for abortion from the health care bill.
So Planned Parenthood is attacking the Catholic Bishops and calling their actions “dangerous.”
Here’s what Planned Parenthood’s President Cecile Richards said in a message this week to her supporters: “If you’re Catholic and you disagree with the bishops, please let your legislators know when you send your message. Your voice as a pro-choice Catholic needs to be heard NOW.”
Labels: church, human life, politics
Comments:
I actually think this is precisely the sort of thing that is going to be Planned Parenthood's undoing.
Even people who believe in free lunches, unicorns and abortion rights, do not think that political lobbies should be in the business of encouraging people to break the tenets of their professed faith.
Best,
LD
Even people who believe in free lunches, unicorns and abortion rights, do not think that political lobbies should be in the business of encouraging people to break the tenets of their professed faith.
Best,
LD
One would hope that fair-minded people of all stripes would find this kind of divide-and-conquer mentality distasteful.
I'm reminded of what Archbishop Chaput wrote in his book Render Unto Caesar: "What many critics dislike most about the Catholic Church is not her message, which they can always choose to dismiss, but her institutional coherence in pursuing her message, which is much harder to push aside. And yet the church is neither a religious version of General Motors nor a 'political' organism; the political consequences of her message are a by-product of her moral teachings."
Clayton
P.S. - I am devastated to learn about the unicorns.
I'm reminded of what Archbishop Chaput wrote in his book Render Unto Caesar: "What many critics dislike most about the Catholic Church is not her message, which they can always choose to dismiss, but her institutional coherence in pursuing her message, which is much harder to push aside. And yet the church is neither a religious version of General Motors nor a 'political' organism; the political consequences of her message are a by-product of her moral teachings."
Clayton
P.S. - I am devastated to learn about the unicorns.
Dear Clayton,
I think Abp. Chaput's observation is worth a conversation. I'll work something up and put it over to you, if you're game.
Oh, and before I forget: I am very sorry about the unicorns.
I really thought you knew.
Best,
LD
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I think Abp. Chaput's observation is worth a conversation. I'll work something up and put it over to you, if you're game.
Oh, and before I forget: I am very sorry about the unicorns.
I really thought you knew.
Best,
LD
