Raised a Catholic, I might have disagreed with some of the Church's teachings, but never so vehemently as I do today. And if ever I was 'on the fence' about my religion, I am no longer.
The Roman Catholic bishops have called for civil disobedience for the inclusion of birth control benefits in the health care plan. (I am NOT debating the wisdom of this at all and recognize the economic controversy). Simply put: this is not within the Catholic church's purview. They can call for Catholics to adhere to the Church's teachings; they can excommunicate any who refuse to follow Church law; but they cannot call for people to rise up against their government for refusal to follow Church doctrine.
It might serve the Catholic church well to begin to clean up their own house; recognize and make amends for the virtual condoning by looking the other way of the pedophilia and the heartache caused by a number of its priests, by tackling the corruption within the Vatican, and by feeding the impoverished with the vast wealth of its holdings.
The Catholic Church needs to stay the hell out of American politics.
The Roman Catholic bishops have called for civil disobedience for the inclusion of birth control benefits in the health care plan. (I am NOT debating the wisdom of this at all and recognize the economic controversy). Simply put: this is not within the Catholic church's purview. They can call for Catholics to adhere to the Church's teachings; they can excommunicate any who refuse to follow Church law; but they cannot call for people to rise up against their government for refusal to follow Church doctrine.
It might serve the Catholic church well to begin to clean up their own house; recognize and make amends for the virtual condoning by looking the other way of the pedophilia and the heartache caused by a number of its priests, by tackling the corruption within the Vatican, and by feeding the impoverished with the vast wealth of its holdings.
The Catholic Church needs to stay the hell out of American politics.
