Comments on: Bulletin insert requests Catholic parishioners speak out on health care reform http://iowaindependent.com/21412/bulletin-insert-requests-catholic-parishioners-speak-out-on-health-reform Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Brent Christopher Oleson http://iowaindependent.com/21412/bulletin-insert-requests-catholic-parishioners-speak-out-on-health-reform/comment-page-1#comment-24792 Brent Christopher Oleson Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:12:17 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=21412#comment-24792 Ummm, this is not entirely true for those of us who live in the Dubuque Diocese. We received the showcased insert along with another page that described the additional opposition the Catholic Bishops have to the so-called Health Reform package that describes them as seriously deficient due to issues concerning immigrants and the indigent. In fact the they state "The U.S. bishops’ conference has concluded that all committeeapproved bills are seriously deficient on the issues of abortion and conscience, and do not provide adequate access to health care for immigrants and the poor. The bills will have to change or the<br>bishops have pledged to oppose them."<br><br>I don't mind that you are upset that Catholics are being informed about legislation, just give us ALL the facts in how we are informed. We are not a bunch of mindless sheep, we question our church hiearchy, but in this instance you are wrong -- they are advocating opposition for a number of reasons, not just one.<br><br>Brent Oleson Ummm, this is not entirely true for those of us who live in the Dubuque Diocese. We received the showcased insert along with another page that described the additional opposition the Catholic Bishops have to the so-called Health Reform package that describes them as seriously deficient due to issues concerning immigrants and the indigent. In fact the they state “The U.S. bishops’ conference has concluded that all committeeapproved bills are seriously deficient on the issues of abortion and conscience, and do not provide adequate access to health care for immigrants and the poor. The bills will have to change or the
bishops have pledged to oppose them.”

I don't mind that you are upset that Catholics are being informed about legislation, just give us ALL the facts in how we are informed. We are not a bunch of mindless sheep, we question our church hiearchy, but in this instance you are wrong — they are advocating opposition for a number of reasons, not just one.

Brent Oleson

]]> By: Brent Christopher Oleson http://iowaindependent.com/21412/bulletin-insert-requests-catholic-parishioners-speak-out-on-health-reform/comment-page-1#comment-19933 Brent Christopher Oleson Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:12:17 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=21412#comment-19933 Ummm, this is not entirely true for those of us who live in the Dubuque Diocese. We received the showcased insert along with another page that described the additional opposition the Catholic Bishops have to the so-called Health Reform package that describes them as seriously deficient due to issues concerning immigrants and the indigent. In fact the they state "The U.S. bishops’ conference has concluded that all committeeapproved bills are seriously deficient on the issues of abortion and conscience, and do not provide adequate access to health care for immigrants and the poor. The bills will have to change or the<br>bishops have pledged to oppose them."<br><br>I don't mind that you are upset that Catholics are being informed about legislation, just give us ALL the facts in how we are informed. We are not a bunch of mindless sheep, we question our church hiearchy, but in this instance you are wrong -- they are advocating opposition for a number of reasons, not just one.<br><br>Brent Oleson Ummm, this is not entirely true for those of us who live in the Dubuque Diocese. We received the showcased insert along with another page that described the additional opposition the Catholic Bishops have to the so-called Health Reform package that describes them as seriously deficient due to issues concerning immigrants and the indigent. In fact the they state “The U.S. bishops’ conference has concluded that all committeeapproved bills are seriously deficient on the issues of abortion and conscience, and do not provide adequate access to health care for immigrants and the poor. The bills will have to change or the
bishops have pledged to oppose them.”

I don't mind that you are upset that Catholics are being informed about legislation, just give us ALL the facts in how we are informed. We are not a bunch of mindless sheep, we question our church hiearchy, but in this instance you are wrong — they are advocating opposition for a number of reasons, not just one.

Brent Oleson

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