Friday, September 4, 2009

List: Bishops against ObamaCare

The American Papist is listing the American Bishops who have made strong statements about ObamaCare and what would – from a Catholic perspective – need to be considered in any debate about health care reform.

Here is the list so far:
  1. Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, PA
  2. & Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, NY
  3. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, CO
  4. Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, NY
  5. Bishop Walker Nickless of Sioux City, IA
  6. Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, ND
  7. Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines, IA
  8. Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, KS
  9. & Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO
  10. Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN
  11. Bishop Paul Loverde of Arlington, VA
  12. Bishop Robert Guglielmone of Charleston, SC
  13. Bishop Richard Lennon of Cleveland, OH (PDF)
  14. Bishop Peter Jugis of Charlotte, NC
  15. & Bishop Michael Burbidge of Raleigh, NC
  16. Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse, WI (PDF)
  17. Bishop Blase Cupich of Rapid City, SD (PDF)
  18. Bishop Donald Trautman of Eire, PA (PDF)
  19. Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh, PA
  20. Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, CT
  21. Bishop Thomas Doran of Rockford, IL
  22. Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Paterson, NJ (part II here)
  23. Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock, AR
  24. Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, WI
  25. Bishop Paul Coakley of Salina, KS
  26. Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio, TX
  27. & Bishop Oscar Cantu of San Antonio, TX
  28. Archbishop George Lucas of Omaha, NE
  29. Bishop Alex Sample of Marquette, MI
  30. Bishop Victor Galeone of St. Augustine, FL