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Catholic Bishops to Congress: Ditch the Politics, Pass Health Care
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jan 27, 2010 11:13am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | David Gibson |
| News Date | Wednesday, January 27, 2010 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a strongly worded appeal that will test their political influence, especially with their pro-life and Republican allies, the Catholic bishops of the United States have told Congress to put politics aside and focus on the "moral imperative" of passing universal health care.
"The health care debate, with all its political and ideological conflict, seems to have lost its central moral focus and policy priority, which is to ensure that affordable, quality, life-giving care is available to all," the three bishops who are leading the lobbying effort for the Catholic hierarchy write in a letter sent Tuesday to all 535 senators and representatives. "Now is not the time to abandon this task, but rather to set aside partisan divisions and special interest pressures to find ways to enact genuine reform."
In a bow to Scott Brown's stunning victory in the Massachusetts senate race, which gave Republicans enough votes to block health care reform, the bishops write: "Although political contexts have changed, the moral and policy failure that leaves tens of millions of our sisters and brothers without access to health care still remains." |
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