February 9, 2012
In the Columbus Dispatch, Sister Judith Ann Karam, CEO of a Catholic health care system in Cleveland, called on Vice President Joe Biden to help "fix" the overly restrictive conscience exemption. Sr. Judith pointed out that she and others advocated for the Affordable Care Act. Her words should serve as a caution to those who are rushing to give the administration cover on the issue: The sisters who run Catholic health care were critical, indeed decisive, in getting the ACA passed. They have been thrown under the bus. And progressive Catholics are defending Obama? C'mon folks. The issue is not about contraception, it is about whether or not Catholic institutions can continue to follow their mission in good conscience.
