Where is the public groundswell of support for the Catholic church?

[sufrommich]

The talking heads on TV keep telling us that there is popular outrage brewing against the order for catholic organizations to cover birth control, where is it?
The outrage over Komen was obvious and everywhere, but I have yet to run into any overt support of the catholic church outside of the catholic church and a few right wing politicians. Could someone please point me to the massive opposition I keep hearing about?

[Vinca]

1. I don't get it either. The only people with their panties in a knot over this are talking heads

and bishops. Most Catholics use birth control and would probably like it covered by their insurance.

[virgogal]

12. Most Catholic women of my generation started using birth

control in the 60s----until we all had tubal ligations.

I used to say to my husband,"No allegedly celibate male is going to tell me what to do". He would just shake his head. Little did we know what was ahead.

[fascisthunter]

2. I think it's propaganda

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Yup. They're attempting to manufacture outrage. n/t

[sufrommich]

4. It's just infuriating to me that they can say " lots of

outrage over the presidents decision to make catholic business cover birth control" and not one media idiot has the sense to ask "where"?

[veganlush]

5. I guess it's due to the fact

...that 98% of Catholics "believe " in contraception.

[Shankapotomus]

6. What if you worked for a company

that decided they would pay one employees' medical procedure choice but they wouldn't pay for yours because they didn't agree with the procedure? Aren't they basically saying to those workers, don't work for us? It seems to me, if you want to employ workers of varied beliefs, you shouldn't discriminate against their medical choices. Otherwise, it seems to me these institutions should just admit they want to only employ fully practicing Catholics. Don't suggest you are an equal opportunity employer by saying you will hire any one of any creed or belief and then, once they are on board, try to discriminate on a micro level. It seems a tad insincere.

That's just my take on it.

[sufrommich]

7. Actually, what it suggests is that the catholic church

can only enforce it's "no birth control" policy through denying a woman the insurance to cover it. My feeling is that if the catholic church doesn't want women to use birth control then it's their job to convince catholic women not to use it, since they've tried that and it doesn't work, they're denying them coverage instead. It's sexist bullshit.

[Shankapotomus]

8. Brilliant and undeniable point

given the statistics. I can only agree.

[Raven]

10. God! You hit the nail on the head! I've

been thinking that all day but couldn't put into words anywhere all well as you just did. Bravo!

[sufrommich]

11. Even more maddening, it's supposedly celibate

men making the rules they can't enforce on their own flock! I need to stop thinking about it now, I can feel my blood pressure going up.

[spanone]

9. it's a political issue, they are allowed to lie

boehner is outraged

it's horseshit

[tallahasseedem]

13. Chris Matthews has been unwatchable...

but to answer your question, it's not coming. Sorry Republican and talking heads, these "moral" issues aren't going to fly in 2012 like they did in 2004.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. +100 about Tweet

He was an ass tonight. Yet he luxuriated in the infidelities of his idol with the rubber duckies in the tub, JFK.

[NAO]

14. I had the same thought re Susan G Komen

THAT outrage was visceral, and it came from people on the pro-birth control side of the issue.

[gratuitous]

16. Indeed - Daily Kos has some polling numbers

Every demographic they've identified have polled in favor of providing insurance coverage for birth control, except one - White Evangelicals. Even Catholics are in favor of requiring coverage.



So the question is: Why is the administration looking for accommodation on this issue? It's not like White Evangelicals constitute a huge portion of the electorate, and even if the administration caves on this, those White Evangelicals aren't suddenly going to vote Democratic anyway.

[L0oniX]

17. The catholic church should mind their own business ...and if they did they would have ...

purged all the pedophile priests. I don't get why anyone would give a crap about what they think or say. Who put them in charge of biblical authority ...besides themselves?