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Published: 01/27/10

Catholic Bishops to Congress: Ditch the Politics, Pass Health Care

By  David Gibson - Politics Daily
Catholic Bishops to Congress: Ditch the Politics, Pass Health Care

In a strongly worded appeal that will test their political influence, especially with their pro-life and Republican allies, the Catholic bishops of the United States have told Congress to put politics aside and focus on the "moral imperative" of passing universal health care. "The health care debate, with all its political and ideological conflict, seems to have lost its central moral focus and policy priority, which is to ensure that affordable, quality, life-giving care is available to all," the three bishops who are leading the lobbying effort for the Catholic hierarchy write in a letter ...

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