Another Kennedy Argues for Abortion

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, another illustrious liberal Catholic cut from the same cloth as Teddy, took to the pages of Newsweek to make the case for passage of the "health care" bill currently under consideration in the House; a bill that would ultimately enable more abortions in the United States. (This story dovetails nicely with my post on public repentance.) Says Kennedy,

The Roman Catholic Church and American Catholics have long believed that health care is a basic human right. The church has been a leader in the struggle to achieve quality, affordable coverage for all.

Of course, the right to health care presupposes that the right to life has been secured in the first place, right? Kennedy describes herself as "pro-conscience". That's some clever mental calisthenics with relativism, Kathy, a convenient way to shield yourself from the unpleasant and persnickety influence of, say, God or reason, maybe. It's something to watch liberal Catholics toss out "conscience" as carte blanche to carry out any action they choose, ignoring the Church's central point about the need for the proper formation of conscience first.

Incidentally, where is the forceful condemnation of such scandalous screeds from the Church leadership in this country? M.I.A. I'll say this much for them, the liberals in the Church know they can push hard and expect little, if any, response from the powers that be.