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From the catechism:
II. GOOD ACTS AND EVIL ACTS
1755 A morally good act requires the goodness of the object, of the end, and of the circumstances together. An evil end corrupts the action, even if the object is good in itself (such as praying and fasting “in order to be seen by men”). The object of the choice can by itself vitiate an act in its entirety. There are some concrete acts - such as fornication - that it is always wrong to choose, because choosing them entails a disorder of the will, that is, a moral evil.
1756 It is therefore an error to judge the morality of human acts by considering only the intention that inspires them or the circumstances (environment, social pressure, duress or emergency, etc.) which supply their context. There are acts which, in and of themselves, independently of circumstances and intentions, are always gravely illicit by reason of their object; such as blasphemy and perjury, murder and adultery. One may not do evil so that good may result from it.
Catholic hospitals and clinics who allow evil (abortion, contraceptives, emergency birth control) are no longer Catholic. They have lost their witness. The Church, and all of its official agencies, cannot commit evil in order to do good. If Catholic hositals and clinics cave to the secular laws and handout the bill and do abortions–then they are no longer Catholic and they may *** well sell to the secularists. They cannot try to do charity, while killing babies…they cannot do evil to gain some good…it is completely against Catholic teaching.
The options are fairly clear.
Option #2: They can appeal the laws. Which they are currently doing.
if the appeal goes against them, then:
Option #2: The Church can defy the laws, which they have a right to do considering they are a religious organization. If they choose that path they would likely loose their license. Yet, the case might go to a higher court, invoking constituional rights to freedom of religion.
or
Option #3: Refuse all state and federal funds and hire only Catholic employees…thereby taking away any control the government could claim on them.
or
Option #4: Sell all their related hosptials and clinics. This would greatly impact the culture, yet the Church would remain true to the Gospel of our Lord. The Church coudl then find alternate ways to help the poor.
Option #5: Accept the laws and cease being Catholic.
If it were me, I would do option #1 first, then option #3 second. If they both failed, I would shut the doors to all hospitals and clinics and poor more money into feeding and clothing the poor and leave the health care to the secularists. I would feel there was no choice.
From the catechism:
II. GOOD ACTS AND EVIL ACTS
1755 A morally good act requires the goodness of the object, of the end, and of the circumstances together. An evil end corrupts the action, even if the object is good in itself (such as praying and fasting “in order to be seen by men”). The object of the choice can by itself vitiate an act in its entirety. There are some concrete acts - such as fornication - that it is always wrong to choose, because choosing them entails a disorder of the will, that is, a moral evil.
1756 It is therefore an error to judge the morality of human acts by considering only the intention that inspires them or the circumstances (environment, social pressure, duress or emergency, etc.) which supply their context. There are acts which, in and of themselves, independently of circumstances and intentions, are always gravely illicit by reason of their object; such as blasphemy and perjury, murder and adultery. One may not do evil so that good may result from it.
Catholic hospitals and clinics who allow evil (abortion, contraceptives, emergency birth control) are no longer Catholic. They have lost their witness. The Church, and all of its official agencies, cannot commit evil in order to do good. If Catholic hositals and clinics cave to the secular laws and handout the bill and do abortions–then they are no longer Catholic and they may *** well sell to the secularists. They cannot try to do charity, while killing babies…they cannot do evil to gain some good…it is completely against Catholic teaching.
The options are fairly clear.
Option #2: They can appeal the laws. Which they are currently doing.
if the appeal goes against them, then:
Option #2: The Church can defy the laws, which they have a right to do considering they are a religious organization. If they choose that path they would likely loose their license. Yet, the case might go to a higher court, invoking constituional rights to freedom of religion.
or
Option #3: Refuse all state and federal funds and hire only Catholic employees…thereby taking away any control the government could claim on them.
or
Option #4: Sell all their related hosptials and clinics. This would greatly impact the culture, yet the Church would remain true to the Gospel of our Lord. The Church coudl then find alternate ways to help the poor.
Option #5: Accept the laws and cease being Catholic.
If it were me, I would do option #1 first, then option #3 second. If they both failed, I would shut the doors to all hospitals and clinics and poor more money into feeding and clothing the poor and leave the health care to the secularists. I would feel there was no choice.
I play a lot of cards, but this is interesting where I win by simply not showing my hand. I’ll leave a note in my will that this should all be explained to you at my death.