Just like the Bishops of Henry VIII?
I guess abortifacients are OK some of the time…
The Roman Catholic Bishops of Connecticut have given the OK for Catholic hospitals to administer emergency contraception to rape victims, reversing an earlier decision days before the state would require them to do so.
The church, which runs four of the state’s 30 hospitals, had fought the state law requiring medical personnel to give rape victims emergency contraception, sold as Plan B, even if the women are ovulating.
Church officials had said the treatment was tantamount to abortion and had been considering legal action, but they took a step away from that position Thursday, in a joint statement by the Catholic Bishops of Connecticut and leaders of the Catholic hospitals. - YahooNews
Nice example of heroic virtue in the middle of the New Springtime. Or maybe I don’t understand what aspects of contraception are sinful?
September 28th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Your understanding is just fine. I wish the hospital understood.
September 28th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
This reminds me more of the Hungarian bishops after Cardinal Mindszenty was imprisoned by the Communist government
September 29th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Gerald at http://closedcafeteria.blogspot.com/2007/09/plan-b.html had some interesting comments on this issue today.