OFFICIAL: U.S. Catholic Bishops Oppose Healthcare Reform Bill !!!

THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: If you were waiting for a move from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - well here it is! Finally!!! The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) opposes the current form of the 'healthcare reform bill' because it includes abortion coverage and lacks a conscience clause for medical professionals. The USCCB is now requesting the aid of local bishops to develop a parish-by-parish opposition to the bill across America...

(Catholic Key) - The USCCB has kicked into high-gear urging a nationwide effort by Catholic parishes to ensure abortion coverage is removed and conscience protection included in health care reform. The bottom line message from the bishops:

The U.S. bishops’ conference has concluded that all committee approved bills are seriously deficient on the issues of abortion and conscience, and do not provide adequate access to health care for immigrants and the poor. The bills will have to change or the bishops have pledged to oppose them.

AmericanPapist reported earlier today that an action item was sent late yesterday to all diocesan pro-life directors asking them to help disseminate bulletin inserts and pulpit announcements to every parish in their diocese.

Every bishop in the country has received the same request and also late yesterday, Helen Osman, Director of Communications for the USCCB, sent the same request to diocesan communications directors and made the inserts available as ads for diocesan papers. I have not seen this level of coordinated effort by the bishops’ conference in nearly 20 years of church work...

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