So here are my concerns. Our bishops are now righteously speaking out against a particular regulation which directly affects the administration, ie the practice, of Catholic teachings at Catholic insititutions. Yet, the underlying premise of the Health Care ‘Reform’ Act was to force all of us, each individual, to do something allegedly for our own good as that ‘good’ is defined by the state. Each of us must now subsidize abortion, contraception, and in the very near future rationinng of care and euthanasia. Starting this August, we are forced to do so now regarding abortion because insurers must provide these services without co-pay or deductibles—and so we all must pay for these ‘services’. No other health “condition” is so generously subsidized. And in the future, most other health services especially for the elderly, the disabled, or others, will be rationed, except for abortion and contraception. The abortion and pregnancy control mandates of the federal government have been elevated to a status supreme over all other ‘health’ policies. Three federal agencies will be enforcing these mandates—DHHS, DOL and the IRS. The full weight of the federal government is behind this.

Understanding the hideous agenda of this administration in particular, and socialism in general, which is to establish government as the moral supervisor over Church and to subordinate Church doctrine to ideological agendas, do the Bishops truly understand the nature of the fight? Will the Bishops cut and run should, for example, Sebelius and Obama back down for the time being? Will the Bishops cut and run should legislation offer conscience protection to Church institutions, for to do so still leaves intact immoral obligations on the rest of us?Are the Bishops finally fortified in both knowledge and understanding about the powers vested with the government vis a vie the Health Care ‘Reform’ Act to now speak out against it? Do the Bishops see that you, me and every Catholic and every Catholic person who owns or operates a business will remain just as violated as the church institutions now expressing their own sense of outrage? Will the Bishops speak for all of us about legislation which morally burdens us all by forcing us to subsidize the culture of death, or will they retrench and claim victory if they obtain conscience protection for Catholic institutions only?

The Bishops need a strategy for this war and not just a call to arms. Thank you.

What an outstanding synopsis, but it is illustrative and the clearest window into the soul of this president and his moral world view we have. In his mind, as is clearly evident and exemplified by this conflict, the state is the most just of all arbitors regardless of scenario, or put another way, he is a pure Statist.

This compass extends to all things and to all persons and has no limits. It was precisely these types of actions that the founding fathers feared most and carefully constructed a document after years of debate and not simply intellectual but moral concern over what limits would be needed to be written in to these documents to prevent exactly the scenario we now find ourselves in.

As a clarion call to all Catholics, you need to find a way that YOU can ensure that this man will be defeated this fall. I know many of you in some areas have become quite warm to politicians that are Catholic but who’s views are antithetical to our own. This must stop, and stop right now.

By supporting these types of politicians, we have only assisted in allowing these forces to come as far as they have, and now they are here, at the gates, smashing through them.

Are you wiling to do what is necessary, or will you allow your misguided belief that the benevolence of a select group of public servants will always be bestowed upon you, and that you will thank them for doing so?

The problem as I see it is that this area of our culture has been captured by people with an agenda and their agenda is not necessarily benign.