Bishops' Head Defends Stance Opposing Health Care Reform Bill

Yesterday Catholic Cardinal Francis E. George, outgoing president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivered the opening address at the fall general assembly of the USCCB.  According to Catholic News Service, Cardinal George spent much of his time justifying the Bishops' opposition year to final passage earlier this year of the federal health care reform law. George said that developments since the passage of the legislation" have confirmed that "our analysis of what the law itself says was correct and our moral judgments are secure."  The Bishops opposed passage on the ground that the bill did not go far enough in protecting against federal funds being used to pay for abortions. (See prior posting.)