tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post381915157345077543..comments2024-03-28T20:30:10.681-04:00Comments on southern orders: IS THIS DOCUMENT FROM SAINT POPE JOHN PAUL II ISSUED IN 2003 HATE SPEECH? WILL CATHOLICS WHO USE THIS TO TEACH BE THREATENED WITH ARREST IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE?Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-69843672655604941522015-06-28T17:32:38.112-04:002015-06-28T17:32:38.112-04:00
The problems with medical care today (the cost o... <br />The problems with medical care today (the cost of treatment for instance) cannot be laid at the feet of the ACA. It has not been around long enough. There are things that need fixing. We all pay. What is to be worked out is fair and equitable cost sharing. A person should be able to get medical care when he or she needs it. With a government that is 18 trillion in debt however(and that is not counting future unfunded liabilities), some tough choice will eventually have to be made.<br /><br />Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-91634644498601557142015-06-28T17:08:00.161-04:002015-06-28T17:08:00.161-04:00I'm in touch with "real people" ever...I'm in touch with "real people" every day who hate Obama, Obama Care, and liberals.Angry Augustinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558209425377293588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-6611581746309222722015-06-28T16:58:45.880-04:002015-06-28T16:58:45.880-04:00I like how TT is able to appreciate the nuance of ...I like how TT is able to appreciate the nuance of which Catholic organizations are required to comply. Freedom of religion extends beyond the interior walls of a church, or not? BTW if you're able to add and subtract you'll find that the out of pocket expense under the ACA is what is going up at a fast rate. Do the whole math problem not half like that liar in the WH. In 1985 when I graduated from college I was able to get health insurance too. Imagine that! Maybe the reason your daughter's employer didn't offer health insurance is because of the ACA? <br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-29373234674976159462015-06-28T16:03:51.966-04:002015-06-28T16:03:51.966-04:00So we are angry that we have to pay for our health...So we are angry that we have to pay for our health care and we are also angry if someone else pays. Gotcha.<br />Indeed, there is no free lunch, but I work for a large corporation that was apparently smart enough to leverage its size into lower rates. That's one of the ways the system is supposed to work.<br /><br />I'm not a priest with no dr pendants and a guaranteed job and health care paid by the church, or a government/military employee.<br />So sneering at affordable insurance as an"entitlement" shows how out of touch you are with real people.<br /><br />Trashy Traditionalistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-23520037813942515852015-06-28T14:24:09.479-04:002015-06-28T14:24:09.479-04:00So, TT, it is all about the entitlements for you. ...So, TT, it is all about the entitlements for you. There's a bucket of chicken waiting for you at the Colonel's. Angry Augustinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558209425377293588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-65442894819079670992015-06-28T14:15:34.845-04:002015-06-28T14:15:34.845-04:00Trashy Traditionalist:
"Angry A, I trust that...<br />Trashy Traditionalist:<br />"Angry A, I trust that my daughter who graduated from college this year but doesn't have benefits at work yet has health coverage thanks to the ACA, I trust that my wife's recent "procedure" was covered 100 percent because it's preventive care, and I trust that my health-care premiums at work dropped this year for the first time in forever.:<br /><br />>I'm glad your health-care premiums dropped - mine didn't, and from what I've heard, my experience is not unusual. One of my brothers -in-law, even though he was successfully self-employed,had to hire on with an established company in his field because it provided him with reasonable cost health insurance as a benefit. He did this because his healthcare premiums and deductibles had risen so high.<br />As far as your daughter, how old is she? Don't you know that you should carry her on your insurance until she is 26? At any rate, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Someone has to pay. Fair and equitable cost-shifting is just one of the many problems with the ACA.Georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-10458154109275374322015-06-28T12:54:18.498-04:002015-06-28T12:54:18.498-04:00Angry A, I trust that my daughter who graduated fr...Angry A, I trust that my daughter who graduated from college this year but doesn't have benefits at work yet has health coverage thanks to the ACA, I trust that my wife's recent "procedure" was covered 100 percent because it's preventive care, and I trust that my health-care premiums at work dropped this year for the first time in forever.<br /><br />Keep the land in Kansas -- it's a depressing, backwards place and you'd probably be more comfortable there than me.Trashy Traditionalistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-41442891969898426472015-06-28T10:56:08.025-04:002015-06-28T10:56:08.025-04:00TT, if you trust or believe anything the Obama adm...TT, if you trust or believe anything the Obama administration says, I have some ocean front property in Kansas I'll sell you for a bargain price.Angry Augustinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558209425377293588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-10365673673795725032015-06-28T10:04:20.009-04:002015-06-28T10:04:20.009-04:00Father, while I maybe naive, I do read the news, a...Father, while I maybe naive, I do read the news, and I am aware that the Obama administration has exempted "the Catholic Church" (your phrase) itself from that contraception policy. The actual issue is whether church-run institutions like hospitals and universities -- and people of other faiths who may work for them -- should also be exempt.<br /><br />In any case, the logical leap from that issue to arresting priests is a Wilt Chamberlain-sized stretch.Trashy Traditionalistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-5733119328991584472015-06-28T09:01:08.890-04:002015-06-28T09:01:08.890-04:00TT, I blush at your naivete as you must not know h...TT, I blush at your naivete as you must not know how the president is trying to force the Catholic Church to provide abortion and artificial birth control under our self-insurance policies. You continue in your ignorant bliss thinking that religious liberty will not be challenged. Even the dissenting Supreme Court justices see the handwriting on the wall. I'm astonished. Don't you read the news?Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-346370883487909042015-06-28T07:58:26.033-04:002015-06-28T07:58:26.033-04:00Really, fear-mongering is always useful for rallyi...Really, fear-mongering is always useful for rallying the troops by stirring up the hateful and the gullible, but the mongerer should know better. Supreme Court, it's worth repeating, does not affect church practice or teaching. As a learned man, you should be explaining and informing, not inflaming the dim-witted. They'll do enough on their own.Trashy Traditionalistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-91227157482190406302015-06-28T07:57:13.271-04:002015-06-28T07:57:13.271-04:00By the way, I knew a parochial vicar who referred ...By the way, I knew a parochial vicar who referred to this document in 2003 on the Solemnity of Christ the King (Christ vs. Pilot, Church vs. state, etc.). Much of the congregation refused to receive Holy Communion from him, anger and tears confronted him after Mass, and the bishop had him transferred a few months later. The priest was even made to undergo psychological counseling for greater "sensitivity". Rood Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816036539243214384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-13722507970689618272015-06-28T07:47:30.407-04:002015-06-28T07:47:30.407-04:00I wonder what the outcome would have been if the C...I wonder what the outcome would have been if the Catholic clergy and laity in the USA had developed a comprehensive national policy, in response to this document, to educate the nation about marital fruitfulness. Rood Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816036539243214384noreply@blogger.com