Bp Jenky Goes Off the Reservation | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Of late, confirmandi promise to follow the Magisterium, so this is what he means. Whether he has the right to use the power given him to bound and loose in forgiving sins is sufficient to direct people via politics is a long held debate. Personally, I think he is full of hubris, as are many of this overty Republican brother bishops.
Mostly, he is badly staffed, probably both within his diocese and by the USCCB (goaded on by MSW's blog) on this issue, which is truly a non-issue. The fact still remains that all insurance policies that provide preventative care already provided contraceptive coverage, without objection by the Church since it did not cost them money at the time (and still won't - so it is not really an issue). The current fight is about co-pays and co-pays only.
What is really abohorrent is that it damages the body of Christ and may lead people out of church - although I don't suspect that people who already use birth control and still go to Communion will care about voting for it as well. What they should do, however, is withhold funds from the Bishop's appeal this year - especially this one.
As for the promise of this priests, the fact that he had to mention it makes it seem that it is the clergy going off the reservation. Good for them!
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