Given church concerns about religious freedom, Cardinal Dolan wrote, “the President invited us to ”˜work out the wrinkles.’ We have accepted that invitation. Unfortunately, this seems to be stalled: the White House Press Secretary, for instance, informed the nation that the mandates are a fait accompli (and, embarrassingly for him, commented that we bishops have always opposed Health Care anyway, a charge that is scurrilous and insulting, not to mention flat out wrong.”)
Cardinal Dolan also said that “The White House already notified Congress that the dreaded mandates are now published in the Federal Registry ”˜without change.’ He added that “The Secretary of HHS is widely quoted as saying, ”˜Religious insurance companies don’t really design the plans they sell based on their own religious tenets.’ That doesn’t bode well for their getting a truly acceptable ‘accommodation.'”
Read it all and note the link to the full letter.
Cardinal Dolan Voices Dismay at Handling by White House in Letter Updating Bishops on HHS Mandate
Given church concerns about religious freedom, Cardinal Dolan wrote, “the President invited us to ”˜work out the wrinkles.’ We have accepted that invitation. Unfortunately, this seems to be stalled: the White House Press Secretary, for instance, informed the nation that the mandates are a fait accompli (and, embarrassingly for him, commented that we bishops have always opposed Health Care anyway, a charge that is scurrilous and insulting, not to mention flat out wrong.”)
Cardinal Dolan also said that “The White House already notified Congress that the dreaded mandates are now published in the Federal Registry ”˜without change.’ He added that “The Secretary of HHS is widely quoted as saying, ”˜Religious insurance companies don’t really design the plans they sell based on their own religious tenets.’ That doesn’t bode well for their getting a truly acceptable ‘accommodation.'”
Read it all and note the link to the full letter.