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Catholic charities align with anti-life proposals
Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 7/31/2009 6:00:00 AM

American Life League says two prominent Catholic charities have "divorced themselves" from church teaching in supporting the Obama administration's healthcare proposal.

The two charities -- the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Catholic Health Association -- recently released a notice to their members encouraging them to support healthcare reform. "We must maintain momentum for health care reform efforts with calls and emails [to members of Congress] supporting health care reform immediately," the notice read.

In addition, the Catholic Health Association developed a video for YouTube that shows people displaying messages in support of healthcare reform.

But American Life League president Judie Brown says the healthcare bill is contrary to Catholic teaching in several areas. For example, she points out, it will require taxpayers to pay for abortion-on-demand through all nine months of pregnancy. The healthcare proposals also include forms of euthanasia -- end-of-life care -- that she argues actually translate into ending life care.
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cath·o·lic
Pronunciation:\ˈkath-lik, ˈka-thə-\
Function:adjective
Etymology:Middle English catholik, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French catholique, from Late Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos universal, general, from katholou in general, from kata by + holos whole — more at cata-, safe
Date:14th century
1 aoften capitalized : of, relating to, or forming the church universal boften capitalized : of, relating to, or forming the ancient undivided Christian church or a church claiming historical continuity from it ccapitalized : roman catholic
2: comprehensive, universal ; especially : broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests >