A California law requiring employers who provide prescription drug coverage to include birth control for women remained intact Monday when the U. S. Supreme Court denied review of Catholic Charities' claim that it shouldn't have to pay for practices it considers sinful.
These drug laws were enacted, of course, after Viagra was promptly approved placed on the approved list by all those aging male insurance execs. Women rightfully pointed out that that wasn't fair since birth control pills were not covered by insurance.
This whole mess, of course, goes back to the official Catholic teaching on sex, namely that it is for conceiving and bearing children, period. I've always had a difficult time explaining to Catholics why using the "rhythm method" to kind of get around the whole "no condom" thing is still cheating. And now, of course, the whole thing's become so embroiled in the abortion debate that to when you say "contraception", in the next breath a Catholic would say "abortion" (although it's getting to point in some places where is you say "wheat bread" they'll say "abortion".
Now, don't assume I'm particular pro-abortion or anything. My main concern is that abortion for Catholics has become kind of like homosexuality is for the rest of Christianity. Being opposed to it is anyone's right. But how did it become the sole issue for Catholicism? In the wake (or whatever the equivalent of a wake is except before an event) of the 2004 election, some bishops have written letters to their flocks saying that abortion should be the main (and in some cases only) motivating factor. What?! So if the pro-torture kill-all-Catholics candidate is pro-life....ya gotta go with that.....sorry!
The sacrifice of the Mass, the holiness of the Church, the unique-ness of the Christian faith.....all secondary to abortion. Well, I seem to have wandered a bit and I'll get enough hate mail as it is so I'll stop. but someone please feel free to defend the "no contraception" thing. I'd like to hear a good argument....
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