The right wing Republican
politicians who have been denouncing the requirement that female
employees have access to birth control as part of their health benefits
as an attack on religious freedom completely ignore the church teachings
they don’t agree with. Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are both
Catholics, and wear their faith on their sleeves, but they are
hypocritical in picking and choosing when they wish to listen to the
bishops.
1. So for instance, Pope John Paul II was against anyone going to war against Iraq I think you’ll find that Rick Santorum managed to ignore that Catholic teaching.
2.The Conference of Catholic Bishops requires that health care be provided to all Americans. I.e., Rick Santorum’s opposition to universal health care is a betrayal of the Catholic faith he is always trumpeting.
3. The Catholic Church opposes the death penalty for criminals in almost all situations. (Santorum largely supports executions.)
4. The US Conference of Bishops has urged that the federal minimum wage be increased, for the working poor. Santorum in the Senate repeatedly voted against the minimum wage. READ MORE
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