Although the United States Conference of Bishops has given a representative response to the president's recent support of the mandate requiring all employers, Catholic/Christian or not, to include anti-life elements in their health coverage regardless of their religious convictions, I'm still a bit disappointed. Where is a massive outcry coming forth from our diocesan offices? Why hasn't every bishop, archbishop, etc. in the United States made statements of objections?
Yes, I know several bishops/archbishops have been outspoken but I feel that each and every bishop in each and every diocese should have required the information brought up at Sunday Mass, today, and sent out letters to all Catholics in their diocese setting out what the mandate is about and why it infringes on our religious rights. I won't accept that it would take too much effort to do so as the annual diocesan collections get a large mailing from the diocese.
Naturally, I read with great respect and thankfulness the articles and interviews by Archbishop Timothy Dolan, etc. but people in a specific diocese want to rally around their own bishop. I have done some Internet searches and have yet to come up with a statement from our bishop. The world is waiting to see what we do on this current attack on our Faith and we don't seem to be gathering the prayerful forces that we should.
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