“The federal government should do what it’s traditionally done..."

"... since July 4, 1776, namely back out of intruding into the internal life of a church...”

That and more from Archbishop Dolan yesterday:

There was a sharp rebuke Wednesday from Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan that put even more pressure on the president to calm a widening election year uproar. The issue at hand was the president’s insistence that Catholic institutions provide free birth control to their employees.

Dolan came to the South Bronx to bless a library, but he had no blessings — just harsh words — for President Barack Obama, who wants Catholic institutions to pay for birth control, the morning after pill and other services for people who work for them.

“The federal government should do what it’s traditionally done since July 4, 1776, namely back out of intruding into the internal life of a church,” Dolan told CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.

The leader of the New York Archdiocese picked up support from Speaker John Boehner, who said either Obama reverses the policy or the House will.

“The federal government has drifted dangerously beyond its constitutional boundaries. This attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our country must not stand and will not stand,” Boehner said.

This will come to a head and Obama will lose.

Bring the battle on.

 

Comments

[Karinee]

AS a catholic I can tell you the church leaders have been nothing but sycophants of the democratic party.

They are afraid to confront Pelosi, the nuns
who supported Obamacare and the catholics
who are leaders of Planned Parenthood with
excommunication.

I am hoping that Archbishop Dolan will finally take a stand on the basic principles
of our church.