I think this is absolutely important and the right thing to do.
However, the media has ignored this for generations and one cannot
expect the limited talents of Chris Matthews and David Gregory to have
the capacity to
ask actual questions...
...when it comes to many other Catholic
teachings, Santorum, Gingrich and other Catholic conservatives
completely ignore the church. Among others, Juan Cole has compiled an
excellent list of the “Top Ten Catholic Teachings Santorum Rejects While
Obsessing about Birth Control.” Conservative Catholics would be quick
to point out that not all 10 teachings Cole lists are as central as the
one on birth control, because the latter’s authority lies in the papal
encyclical Humanae Vitae, issued in 1968 by Pope Paul VI. But even a
cursory survey of papal encyclicals finds numerous holdings that
Santorum, Gingrich and other conservative Catholics disagree with.
So
what if the Catholic Church is pro-Universal Health Care, anti-poverty,
pro-living wage, and anti-War. What really matters is not wearing a
rubber or taking the pill.
Rising Hegemon
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Don't forget anti-death penalty.
Speaking of Humanae Vitae, Garry Wills has a piece in the NY Review of Books that put that bull in its place.
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/feb/15/contraception-con-men/
you catholics. so silly.
You would think it would violate the Catholic hospital's conscience to take federal dollars since the government engages in these kinds of things. Unless its all just politics. Not possible!
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