Gail Collins hits the nail on the head in her New York Times article below. The U.S. Catholic bishops are desperately trying to impose a rejected dogma on the prohibition of contraception on the public. It is hard to believe that these bishops have any moral credibility left after their cover-up of pedophile priests who sexually abused thousands of children. Now the bishops are trying to dictate public policy that will deny contraceptive coverage to women! This is truly outrageous. Women of all faiths and no faith should demand that their freedom of conscience and their freedom of religion be honored in all public policies since our country was founded on the separation of the church and state. Women, stand up to U.S. Catholic bishops on contraceptive coverage or face rejected Catholic dogma becoming the law of the land!
Bridget Mary Meehan,
Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests
sofiabmm@aol.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/opinion/collins-tales-from-the-kitchen-table.html?hp
February 8, 2012
By GAIL COLLINS
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The problem here is that they’re trying to get the government to do their work for them. They’ve lost the war at home, and they’re now demanding help from the outside.
Religions don’t get to force their particular dogma on the larger public. The government, in return, protects the right of every religion to make its case heard.
Living Gospel Inclusivity and Empowerment Now
Regarding the Guttmacher report, the bishops ask,
ReplyDelete“If a survey found that 98 percent of people had lied, cheated on their taxes, or had sex outside of marriage, would the government claim it can force everyone to do so?”
They do not ask,
“If a survey found that 98 percent of bishops had lied, cheated on their own guidelines, covered up the sex abuse of children by male pedophile priests, then lobbied to change the statute of limitations on sex crimes, would the Roman Catholic Church claim it can force everyone to believe these are not the actions of criminals?”
Next question, your Excellencies?