tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post2879213610109298980..comments2024-03-28T08:15:02.660-05:00Comments on Dad29: USCCB Problems, Chapter 19,338Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-87417957584209398792019-04-26T14:21:07.619-05:002019-04-26T14:21:07.619-05:00In the early 80's, Jesse Helms had a bill read...In the early 80's, Jesse Helms had a bill ready, which would remove abortion from the appellate jurisdiction of the federal courts. This would have simply eliminated Roe and Doe, and made any future pro-abortion decisions impossible.<br /><br />Reagan committed to sign the bill.<br /><br />The USCCB teamed up with Orrin Hatch to kill the Helms bill. They came out in support of a Human Life Amendment--which they knew was futile.<br /><br />The bishops and their staff feared that, if Reagan succeeded in eliminating Roe and Doe, Catholics would vote in greater numbers for Republicans. (Getting rid of Roe and Doe would have immediately permitted the states to outlaw abortion.)<br /><br />It is no exaggeration to say that the Catholic bishops, as a body, have been the most effective, devastating pro-abortion institution in the United States.Fr. VFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879996737991671701noreply@blogger.com