Press Unable to Bury Story About CHA Reversal on HHS Mandate

Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS

Whenever a public figure wants the press to bury a story, they make their announcements on a Friday, and this is precisely what the infamous president of the Catholic Health Association (CHA), Sr. Carol Keehan, did last week when announcing on Friday that she no longer supports the controversial birth control mandate. Read the rest…

USCCB Holds Dissident Groups Responsible for Passage of Obamacare

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) criticized the actions of Sr. Carol Keehan of the Catholic Health Association (CHA) and other “so-called Catholic groups” for causing “confusion” and a “wound to Catholic unity” by publicly supporting ObamaCare in spite of the bishop’s open opposition to the bill.

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Bishops Take Action Against Errant Nuns

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

At least two U.S. bishops have taken action against a women’s religious community and the Catholic Health Association for publicly expressing support for pro-abortion ObamaCare in defiance of the stated position of the U.S. Conference of Bishops.

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Vatican Official Chastises Disobedient U.S. Nuns

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

A high-ranking Vatican official has accused U.S. nuns of displaying “public and obstinate betrayal of religious life” by resisting the apostolic visitation and for the grave public scandal they caused by supporting ObamaCare.

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Dissenting Nuns Misrepresent Church in Health Care Debate

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

An organization of women’s religious orders that is currently under investigation by the Vatican is among two groups that openly defied the U.S. Bishop’s official position on health care reform this week.

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