In the late afternoon of July 10, President Obama met privately with Pope Benedict XVI for just over 30 minutes. According to official Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi, S.J., "The president explicitly expressed his commitment to reducing the numbers of abortions and to listen to the church's concern on moral issues."
On July 13 in a Senate committee hearing, Sen. Barbara Mikulski was forced to admit under persistent questioning by Sen. Orrin Hatch that the new health-care bill includes abortion coverage. Planned Parenthood's Guttmacher Institute estimates government funding of abortion increases abortion by 20 to 35 percent.
There were 1,206,200 abortions in 2006, according to National Right Life (the last annual results available). The math is easy: If the heath-care package currently being pushed by Obama is passed, the result will be 240,000 to 420,000 more abortions in the first year alone.
Did President Obama know these abortion provisions were in the Senate health-care bill when he met with the Holy Father? There is no reason to think he didn't. He certainly knew he had gone on the record supporting federal funding for abortion in the District of Columbia.
If President Obama is honest with himself, he must admit to misleading Benedict at their meeting.
LifeSiteNews is being kind in stating that Obama is simply misleading the Pope. I agree with tim aka The Godless Heathen's description in the comments... it's more lies from this lying President.
And it's interesting that even he whose leg tingles for this President is expressing some angst over Obama's actions:
Matthews: By the way, the night he tells the Pope, he goes over to see the Pope and says they're going to reduce the number of abortions, and then that same week he pushes to subsidize abortion? You can't do that!
Simon: I think last week is a week the White House would like to have back.
I think this is a year this country would like back... certainly as of January 20th.
"I think this is a year this country would like back... certainly as of January 20th."
It's gonn'a be four years this country would like back. He's making the Carter years look like the roaring 20's and the 'Misery Index' shall now be referred to the 'Wretched Ratio'.
Posted by: tim aka The Godless Heathen | Friday, July 17, 2009 at 09:55 AM
His entire act is a lie - Americans were looking at a change in color rather then a change in how we value life.
Posted by: Bernie | Friday, July 17, 2009 at 09:56 AM
Simple answer....."were his lips moving?"
Posted by: Locutisprime | Friday, July 17, 2009 at 05:40 PM
Wow ... as a social conservative who voted for Obama, this news is very discouraging. A big reason I voted for him was because I believed him in his commitment to reducing abortions.
Posted by: Tyson | Monday, July 20, 2009 at 06:29 PM
Tyson... stick around... there's much here that ought to question anyone's vote for Obama...
Posted by: Rick | Monday, July 20, 2009 at 07:46 PM
"A big reason I voted for him was because I believed him in his commitment to reducing abortions."
Based on...his record of supporting obortions???
Posted by: tim aka The Godless Heathen | Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 08:44 AM