The occasional, often ill-considered thoughts of a Roman Catholic permanent deacon who is ever grateful to God for his existence. Despite the strangeness we encounter in this life, all the suffering we witness and endure, being is good, so good I am sometimes unable to contain my joy. Deo gratias!


Although I am an ordained deacon of the Catholic Church, the opinions expressed in this blog are my personal opinions. In offering these personal opinions I am not acting as a representative of the Church or any Church organization.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Planned Parenthood Calls Catholics to Rebellion


Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, wants Catholics to rebel against their bishops and their Church's teaching on the sacredness of human life. This is part of what she wrote to her constituents:

“A few days ago, it felt as if we were holding strong in achieving health care reform that would finally ensure comprehensive coverage for everyone. As the legislation began moving closer to a vote, I knew that our job holding on to our reproductive health victories would be hard ... and then I received a copy of a memo that the Catholic bishops sent to their congregations. As I write this, the bishops have asked all the Catholics in the country to contact their legislators, asking them to alter current health care legislation to include anti-choice amendments. The bishops have inserted letters into church bulletins and asked priests to include their call to action in their sermons — and even in their prayers — during Sunday services…. If you're Catholic and you disagree with the bishops, please let your legislators know when you send your message. Your voice as a pro-choice Catholic needs to be heard NOW."

By the way, before taking her job at Planned Parenthood, Ms. Richards was the chief of staff of none other than Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic legislator who has consistently ignored the Church's teaching on a wide range of moral issues. The photo above shows Ms. Richards with then presidential candidate Barack Obama. The president, of course, is of one mind with Planned Parenthood as they labor together to pursue their ongoing slaughter of the most innocent Americans.

Deacon Keith Fournier has written an insightful column on Ms. Richards' latest attack on human life and sanity. Click here to read it: Planned Parenthood Calls Catholics to Rebellion: Bishops Speak for Catholics & Children

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