January 28 - 29, 2012
Dear Cathedral Community,
I want to thank all those who came to help take down the Nativity creche in church. Special thanks to our Art and Environment Coordinator, Morna Patrick. The cathedral was beautiful for the Christmas holy days.
The following statement was taken from the web site of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and addresses the recent issue surrounding an aspect of the Federal Government’s Health Care plan. For further information, please consult the USCCB web site.
Sincerely yours in the Lord,
Father Noah
“Cardinal-Designate Dolan Speaks Out Against Hhs Rule, Calls For Action In New Web Video"
January 20, 2012
WASHINGTON—Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), sharply criticized the decision by the Obama administration in which it “ordered almost every employer and insurer in the country to provide sterilization and contraceptives, including some abortion-inducing drugs, in their health plans.” He made the statement in a web video posted at:http://bcove.me/ob5itz9v. . .
“Never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to go out into the marketplace and buy a product that violates their conscience. This shouldn’t happen in a land where free exercise of religion ranks first in the Bill of Rights,” Cardinal-designate Dolan said.
On January 20, Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Health and Human Services, announced that non-profit employers will have one year to comply with the new rule.
Cardinal-designate Dolan urged Catholics and the public at large to speak out in protest.
“Let your elected leaders know that you want religious liberty and rights of conscience restored and that you want the administration’s contraceptive mandate rescinded,” he said.”
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