Is this a joke ?
As soon as I checked the list of “who we are”, some include the CHA- who supported abortion in the health care bill;
and Catholic Charities is looking at the more than 50 - organizations they currently donate to that violate Church teachings. (They previously even donated to ACORN.)
This from their page:
Who We Are
The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change is a membership organization drawing guidance and support from a growing list of national Catholic organizations. These include:
Code:
* From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops:
o Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development
o Migration and Refugee Services
* Catholic Charities USA
* Catholic Relief Services
* Catholic Health Association of the United States
* Conference of Major Superiors of Men
* National Catholic Rural Life Conference
* Franciscan Action Network
* National Council of Catholic Women
* Leadership Conference of Women Religious
* Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
* Carmelite NGO
You find fault with all these groups?
As an aside:
I do not believe the CHA by the way ‘supported abortion’ in the health care bill - but did not agree abortion would be increased - but that in fact the health care bill would make it possible for many how now suffer and die as a result of now health care would have coverage - their direct statement can be found on their web site rather than put words (or views) in their mouths:
chausa.org/The_time_is_now_for_health_reform.aspx
"CHA has a major concern on life issues. We said **there could not be any federal funding for abortions **and there had to be strong funding for maternity care, especially for vulnerable women. The bill now being considered allows people buying insurance through an exchange to use federal dollars in the form of tax credits and their own dollars to buy a policy that covers their health care. If they choose a policy with abortion coverage, then they must write a separate personal check for the cost of that coverage.
There is a requirement that the insurance companies be audited annually to assure that the payment for abortion coverage fully covers the administrative and clinical costs, that the payment is held in a separate account from other premiums, and that there are no federal dollars used.
In addition, there is a wonderful provision in the bill that provides $250 million over 10 years to pay for counseling, education, job training and housing for vulnerable women who are pregnant or parenting. Another provision provides a substantial increase in the adoption tax credit and funding for adoption assistance programs."
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