This is not about who does or doesn't contracept. Its about religious FREEDOM. The media talks alot about "liberal" Catholics and "conservative" Catholics. Its not about that either. Thats a "divide and conquer" technique and lots of folks seem to have fallen for it. They have us looking at each other rather than looking at the problem. Its about being CATHOLIC, or whatever else a person might be, and having religious freedom thats not confined to the church builduing but is allowable in the public sector as well. Its about FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE and being true to our religious beliefs. In polls like the above "they" poll x number of people and multiply the result to get a figure that "they" then present as real. All they need to do is pick what "they" know to be an area thats known for its lack of faith and ... There you have it. You can make any poll say anything that any group wants. But its STILL about FREEOM. And "they" are trying to take it away.

I would like to know how the above figures were arrived at. No one asked me. No Catholic I know is pro this HHS mandate. Everyone I've talked to, Catholic and/or Protestant, is against the whole thing. This sounds like a liberal media attempt to herd people into the direction they want us to go. Disinformation. Tell a lie in a believable way and folks begin to accept it as fact and take it for granted. We're being attacked on more fronts than just health care. We're being manipulated by the media as well. I don't believe it. I'll put my faith in God, His Church, the Bishops and God's people before I'll trust a liberal pollster's attempt at manipulation so we'll give up and give in.

True. People with problems concerning the faith (which faith is composed not only of teachings but also of course includes lay members and magisterium and folks like Mother Angelica), and this is just my own personal experience and opinion, almost always attack personalities and never really address ideas or issues. its sad that people seem not to be able to deal rationally with one another. But I suppose it is to be expected ... We are after all IN the world, but not OFF the world. I think thats what makes some others mad. Honest Catholics step on their toes just by walking in the One True Faith. Keep it up Padre.

Thank you Father. Happily I have no problem with Divine Mercy. I consider it preferable to what I deserve. Without Christ I am nothing. Without Christ's Mercy I have nothing. ( ¨Place your hope in God alone. If you notice something good in yourself, give credit to God, not to yourself, but be certain that the evil you commit is always your own and yours to acknowledge.¨ *Rule of St. Benedict 4.41-43* )

An opinion ... I got this same video in an e-mail yesterday. I was shocked. Not at the information, if it is honest information, but rather I was shocked at the ¨reporter¨. The 4th Commandment teaches respect for rightful autority. Jesus teaches that there are times when we are morally obligated to ¨ do as they say, but not as they do.¨ All of this is basic catechism. This repoter is being disrespectful towards the magisterium. The question is asked, ¨Why are the bishops seeking advice from a lesbian?¨ I don't know. Did he ask the bishops? Did he take his problem with this, in the correct manner and in accordance with Church law, to the rightful authority before popping off on line? I think he would have mentioned it if he had. Maybe they ask her questions, not because they agree with her lesbian life style, but because she is capable in her role as an advisor on health care issues? And then he asks, ¨Is everyone there a Democrate, etc. ?¨ as though to infer that all Democrats are on the wrong side which lumps a rather large segment of the U.S. population together in what would be an obviously bigoted statement if it were applied to an ethnic minority. He is being judgemental, disrespectful, vulgar, not operating according to accepted Holy Mother Church guidlines (in that he didn't take his problem to the Bishops), and disobedient to the Magesterium (by not being subject to rightful authority as per the 4th Commandment and the teachings of Jesus in the Gospel). Note: It is the teaching of Holy Mother Church that we are to be obedient to rightful authority even when the authority is wrong. In such a case the mistake is the authorities and not ours, but disobedience on our part wouldn't be their mistake ... rather it would be ours. This reporter owes an apology to both the U.S. Bishops AND his audience. I canceled my subscription to his service as a result of this video.