OH, those naughty, naughty American Catholics … they were clearly warned by many of their bishops not to vote for Obama, but more than half did so anyway, and now the church leadership is in “a tailspin”, according to Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice.
These people represent a minority view of Catholics in the United States and in the world. These are people who don’t even believe contraception can be used.
O’Brien was speaking after the bishops approved a statement declaring that if the Democratic-controlled Congress and the incoming Obama administration enact proposed abortion rights legislation, they would see it as an attack on the church.
Jon O'Brien
According to this report, the statement attacks the proposed Freedom of Choice Act, which would remove most state and federal restrictions on abortion. President-elect Barack Obama pledged during the campaign to sign the legislation.
The annual meeting of 220 bishops came a week after the election of a Democratic ticket that supports abortion rights and includes Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., who is Catholic.
Many bishops urged Catholics to make opposition to abortion a priority when they voted last week. But exit polls showed that Obama won 54 percent of the Catholic vote.
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Chicago warned of “devastating consequences” to the Catholic health-care system if the act nullified conscience laws that allow providers and institutions to decline to perform abortion-related procedures. He said it could force the closure of all Catholic hospitals.
Auxiliary Bishop Robert Hermann of St. Louis added that
Any one of us would consider it a privilege to die tomorrow – to die tomorrow – to bring about the end of abortion.
Oh, go ahead and die, you moron, and do the planet a favour!
Although the church’s leadership remains committed to outlawing abortion, the feelings are less strong among many lay Catholics.
An August poll by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that almost one-half of U.S. Catholics think that abortion should be legal in all or nearly all cases.
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
November 13th, 2008 at 9:19 am
“…closure of all Catholic Hospitals…” Yeah, Right. Cutting off a VAST source of income, that’s really going to happen.
November 13th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Of course they have their panties in a twist, what more could you expect from a entity tha has perpetuated a myth for the past 2000 years
November 14th, 2008 at 7:05 am
I wish the cult of the fetus would get a life.
October 10th, 2009 at 5:07 am
Showing some love to this topic “new to this wordpress”. I defiantly agree with it also. If you really think about it than it all makes alot of sense